diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index a8c36363e6b1..b6de8f0a1607 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ int path_pts(struct path *path)
 	this.name = "pts";
 	this.len = 3;
 	child = d_hash_and_lookup(parent, &this);
-	if (!child)
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(child))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	path->dentry = child;