diff --git a/drivers/misc/c2port/core.c b/drivers/misc/c2port/core.c
index 19fc7c1cb428..f428d86bfc10 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/c2port/core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/c2port/core.c
@@ -984,9 +984,9 @@ static int __init c2port_init(void)
 		" - (C) 2007 Rodolfo Giometti\n");
 
 	c2port_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "c2port");
-	if (!c2port_class) {
+	if (IS_ERR(c2port_class)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "c2port: failed to allocate class\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(c2port_class);
 	}
 	c2port_class->dev_attrs = c2port_attrs;