diff --git a/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c b/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
index 7dd0ac1a0cfc..78a446cb4348 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
@@ -989,8 +989,8 @@ static int stratix10_svc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	genpool = svc_create_memory_pool(pdev, sh_memory);
-	if (!genpool)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (IS_ERR(genpool))
+		return PTR_ERR(genpool);
 
 	/* allocate service controller and supporting channel */
 	controller = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*controller), GFP_KERNEL);