1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_benchmark.c b/kernel/trace/trace_benchmark.c
index e3b488825ae3..e49fbe901cfc 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_benchmark.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_benchmark.c
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ int trace_benchmark_reg(void)
 
         bm_event_thread = kthread_run(benchmark_event_kthread,
                                       NULL, "event_benchmark");
-        if (!bm_event_thread) {
+        if (IS_ERR(bm_event_thread)) {
                 pr_warning("trace benchmark failed to create kernel thread\n");
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return PTR_ERR(bm_event_thread);
         }
 
         return 0;