diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
index 616be99509048a59974d4a19e2bd50707ccf2baf..bcd7e0f4e978bfab40e8db511e78076bbda06e25 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ static int rtl2832u_tuner_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 						     "rtl2832_sdr",
 						     PLATFORM_DEVID_AUTO,
 						     &pdata, sizeof(pdata));
-		if (pdev == NULL || pdev->dev.driver == NULL)
+		if (IS_ERR(pdev) || pdev->dev.driver == NULL)
 			break;
 		dev->platform_device_sdr = pdev;
 		break;