diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
index 27bb6a9..46e0b3c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
@@ -231,16 +231,19 @@
 static unsigned int ps_tsk_num;
 static int create_power_saving_task(void)
 {
-	int rc = -ENOMEM;
+	int rc;
 
 	ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = kthread_run(power_saving_thread,
 		(void *)(unsigned long)ps_tsk_num,
 		"acpi_pad/%d", ps_tsk_num);
-	rc = PTR_RET(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]);
-	if (!rc)
-		ps_tsk_num++;
-	else
+
+	if (IS_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num])) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]);
 		ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = NULL;
+	} else {
+		rc = 0;
+		ps_tsk_num++;
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }