diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c
index 962f58c03353..5e8890eaa49f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ static int pic32_dmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct watchdog_device *wdd = &pic32_dmt_wdd;
 
 	dmt = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*dmt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (IS_ERR(dmt))
-		return PTR_ERR(dmt);
+	if (!dmt)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	dmt->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, mem);