diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices.c
index 1b37482407f911461846fc95f0528a1ed2fc6b70..1b4366a0e7c04b14ac986d136e197a9ffc4468c3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int __init mxc_device_init(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = device_register(&mxc_aips_bus);
-	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(ret))
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto done;
 
 	ret = device_register(&mxc_ahb_bus);