diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
index c490240bb82c7be0e8b1e11636e7bde2b9face6a..3f62de67fa4a7be6da18dcc6f7f81ae2954f6c34 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ struct platform_device __init *omap_device_build_ss(const char *pdev_name, int p
 		dev_set_name(&pdev->dev, "%s", pdev->name);
 
 	od = omap_device_alloc(pdev, ohs, oh_cnt, pm_lats, pm_lats_cnt);
-	if (!od)
+	if (IS_ERR(od))
 		goto odbs_exit1;
 
 	ret = platform_device_add_data(pdev, pdata, pdata_len);