1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index d17902886c3f..02a46f23d14c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ cpufreq_cooling_register(const struct cpumask *clip_cpus)
 
         cool_dev = thermal_cooling_device_register(dev_name, cpufreq_dev,
                                                    &cpufreq_cooling_ops);
-        if (!cool_dev) {
+        if (IS_ERR(cool_dev)) {
                 release_idr(&cpufreq_idr, cpufreq_dev->id);
                 kfree(cpufreq_dev);
-                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+                return cool_dev;
         }
         cpufreq_dev->cool_dev = cool_dev;
         cpufreq_dev->cpufreq_state = 0;