diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
index 3a5d8f53831c..c053c4a47a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ int cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Get a work queue entry */
 	cvmx_wqe_t *work = cvmx_fpa_alloc(CVMX_FPA_WQE_POOL);
 
-	if (unlikely(work == NULL)) {
+	if (unlikely(!work)) {
 		printk_ratelimited("%s: Failed to allocate a work queue entry\n",
 				   dev->name);
 		priv->stats.tx_dropped++;