diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c
index f1e8bc39b16d31748f582e425a2ea8dc087f5a2c..24604b410372d2b72188770ef53cb082314984db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_planes.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static bool malidp_check_pages_threshold(struct malidp_plane_state *ms,
 		else
 			sgt = obj->funcs->get_sg_table(obj);
 
-		if (!sgt)
+		if (IS_ERR(sgt))
 			return false;
 
 		sgl = sgt->sgl;