diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_dma.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_dma.c
index b612324fb8da..c166939ffb2b 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_dma.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_dma.c
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_dma_operations = {
 
 static int __init proc_dma_init(void)
 {
-	return proc_create("dma", 0, NULL, &proc_dma_operations) != NULL;
+	proc_create("dma", 0, NULL, &proc_dma_operations);
+	return 0;
 }
 late_initcall(proc_dma_init);
 #endif