diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index 2b0301821d7b..8847a11c212f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ int cvm_oct_common_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (priv->of_node)
 		mac = of_get_mac_address(priv->of_node);
 
-	if (!IS_ERR(mac))
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mac))
 		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, mac);
 	else
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);