1 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan.c b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
index 48cb705b274a..c8e3cba423ef 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
@@ -256,22 +256,28 @@ static int acpi_fan_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
         cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("Fan", device,
                                                 &fan_cooling_ops);
-        if (cdev)
+        if (IS_ERR(cdev)) {
+                result = PTR_ERR(cdev);
+                goto end;
+        }
+        if (cdev) {
                 printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX
                         "%s is registered as cooling_device%d\n",
                         device->dev.bus_id, cdev->id);
-        else
-                goto end;
-        acpi_driver_data(device) = cdev;
-        result = sysfs_create_link(&device->dev.kobj, &cdev->device.kobj,
-                                        "thermal_cooling");
-        if (result)
-                return result;
 
-        result = sysfs_create_link(&cdev->device.kobj, &device->dev.kobj,
-                                       "device");
-        if (result)
-                return result;
+                acpi_driver_data(device) = cdev;
+                result = sysfs_create_link(&device->dev.kobj,
+                                           &cdev->device.kobj,
+                                           "thermal_cooling");
+                if (result)
+                        return result;
+
+                result = sysfs_create_link(&cdev->device.kobj,
+                                           &device->dev.kobj,
+                                           "device");
+                if (result)
+                        return result;
+        }
 
         result = acpi_fan_add_fs(device);
         if (result)