diff --git a/net/rds/loop.c b/net/rds/loop.c
index dd98793..a74b469 100644
--- a/net/rds/loop.c
+++ b/net/rds/loop.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	lc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rds_loop_connection), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (lc == NULL)
+	if (!lc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lc->loop_node);