diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/file.c b/drivers/usb/core/file.c
index e5387a47ef6fea27f978782bbed9375f4ff22d1d..6a4c40766f0f131d0d133c3e263f5c3eb4aa9929 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/file.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/file.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int init_usb_class(void)
 	kref_init(&usb_class->kref);
 	usb_class->class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "usbmisc");
 	if (IS_ERR(usb_class->class)) {
-		result = IS_ERR(usb_class->class);
+		result = PTR_ERR(usb_class->class);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "class_create failed for usb devices\n");
 		kfree(usb_class);
 		usb_class = NULL;