1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index ea39eba61ef5..433f5e8a2cd1 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -2221,9 +2221,9 @@ pfm_alloc_file(pfm_context_t *ctx)
         d_add(path.dentry, inode);
 
         file = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_READ, &pfm_file_ops);
-        if (!file) {
+        if (IS_ERR(file)) {
                 path_put(&path);
-                return ERR_PTR(-ENFILE);
+                return file;
         }
 
         file->f_flags = O_RDONLY;