diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
index adcc73e2a5b3..1493d8106c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
@@ -1025,13 +1025,11 @@ struct mlx5_fw_tracer *mlx5_fw_tracer_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	tracer = kvzalloc_obj(*tracer);
 	if (!tracer)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return NULL;
 
 	tracer->work_queue = create_singlethread_workqueue("mlx5_fw_tracer");
-	if (!tracer->work_queue) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!tracer->work_queue)
 		goto free_tracer;
-	}
 
 	tracer->dev = dev;
 
@@ -1073,7 +1071,7 @@ struct mlx5_fw_tracer *mlx5_fw_tracer_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	destroy_workqueue(tracer->work_queue);
 free_tracer:
 	kvfree(tracer);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int fw_tracer_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action, void *data);
@@ -1084,7 +1082,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_tracer_init(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev;
 	int err;
 
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tracer))
+	if (!tracer)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!tracer->str_db.loaded)
@@ -1134,7 +1132,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_tracer_init(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
 /* Stop tracer + Cleanup HW resources */
 void mlx5_fw_tracer_cleanup(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
 {
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tracer))
+	if (!tracer)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&tracer->state_lock);
@@ -1163,7 +1161,7 @@ void mlx5_fw_tracer_cleanup(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
 /* Free software resources (Buffers, etc ..) */
 void mlx5_fw_tracer_destroy(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
 {
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tracer))
+	if (!tracer)
 		return;
 
 	mlx5_core_dbg(tracer->dev, "FWTracer: Destroy\n");
@@ -1215,7 +1213,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_tracer_reload(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev;
 	int err;
 
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tracer))
+	if (!tracer)
 		return 0;
 
 	dev = tracer->dev;