diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
index 3a2dbf1490c6..de4f76abfb47 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ static int aim_probe(struct most_interface *iface, int channel_id,
 				     NULL,
 				     "%s", name);
 
-	retval = IS_ERR(c->dev);
-	if (retval) {
+	if (IS_ERR(c->dev)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(c->dev);
 		pr_info("failed to create new device node %s\n", name);
 		goto error_create_device;
 	}