diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c
index cfa4cdde99d8a89c5b4a2afc711b8e82ef858b1e..02e8aa11e36e7955cfe5e75e2ff712b9be347bbb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88ds3103.c
@@ -1904,8 +1904,8 @@ static int m88ds3103_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 		dev->dt_client = i2c_new_dummy_device(client->adapter,
 						      dev->dt_addr);
-		if (!dev->dt_client) {
-			ret = -ENODEV;
+		if (IS_ERR(dev->dt_client)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(dev->dt_client);
 			goto err_kfree;
 		}
 	}