diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c
index d86362f..3ceea9c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@
 	DRM_DEBUG("\n");
 
 	dev = drm_dev_alloc(driver, &pdev->dev);
-	if (!dev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (IS_ERR(dev))
+		return PTR_ERR(dev);
 
 	ret = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (ret)