diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
index fa9c19b65a5c..7bb16db42893 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ static ssize_t store_add_link(struct most_aim_obj *aim_obj,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (mdev_devnod == 0 || *mdev_devnod == 0) {
+	if (!mdev_devnod || *mdev_devnod == 0) {
 		snprintf(devnod_buf, sizeof(devnod_buf), "%s-%s", mdev, mdev_ch);
 		mdev_devnod = devnod_buf;
 	}