diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/npcm_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/npcm_adc.c
index 9e25bbec9c70bc96c78d51df3d220c0871db612c..193b3b81de4d31775fde5bc7b0ea801c330073dd 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/npcm_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/npcm_adc.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int npcm_adc_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		}
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
-		if (info->vref) {
+		if (!IS_ERR(info->vref)) {
 			vref_uv = regulator_get_voltage(info->vref);
 			*val = vref_uv / 1000;
 		} else {