1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index f49f105394b7..136175a69332 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int ecryptfs_crypto_api_algify_cipher_name(char **algified_name,
 
         algified_name_len = (chaining_modifier_len + cipher_name_len + 3);
         (*algified_name) = kmalloc(algified_name_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!(algified_name)) {
+        if (!(*algified_name)) {
                 rc = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out;
         }