diff --git a/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk.c b/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk.c
index 2601df3b1066..9ac9d13e87de 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/rockchip/clk.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ void rockchip_clk_register_late_branches(struct device *dev,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (!pdev)
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pdev))
 			dev_err(dev, "failed to register device for clock %s\n", list->name);
 	}
 }