1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 5a2296de84a3..9ecff5f3023a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -1111,8 +1111,9 @@ static int snapshot_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
                 goto bad_hash_tables;
         }
 
-        r = dm_kcopyd_client_create(&s->kcopyd_client);
-        if (r) {
+        s->kcopyd_client = dm_kcopyd_client_create();
+        if (IS_ERR(s->kcopyd_client)) {
+                r = PTR_ERR(s->kcopyd_client);
                 ti->error = "Could not create kcopyd client";
                 goto bad_kcopyd;
         }