diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
index 91d564df944e0383d270e2ca10158cbd71ddc152..261b507a901afb1f389f51186063a9dcc2156c48 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_spu_create(const char __user *name,
 	struct module *owner = spufs_calls.owner;
 
 	ret = -ENOSYS;
-	if (owner && try_module_get(spufs_calls.owner)) {
+	if (owner && try_module_get(owner)) {
 		ret = spufs_calls.create_thread(name, flags, mode);
 		module_put(owner);
 	}