diff --git a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayoutdev.c b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayoutdev.c
index 2de6e87e5ee5..2464b9b80698 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayoutdev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayoutdev.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int ff_layout_track_ds_error(struct nfs4_flexfile_layout *flo,
 	if (status == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (mirror->mirror_ds == NULL)
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mirror->mirror_ds))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dserr = kmalloc(sizeof(*dserr), gfp_flags);