diff --git a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
index 4b8ff947762f..9f3c4a01b4c1 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ static int pm8008_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	dev = &client->dev;
 	regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg);
-	if (!regmap)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(regmap))
+		return PTR_ERR(regmap);
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, regmap);