diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 3f653721c45f..e45a63be397c 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ static int tcf_idr_delete_index(struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo, u32 index)
 
 	mutex_lock(&idrinfo->lock);
 	p = idr_find(&idrinfo->action_idr, index);
-	if (!p) {
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&idrinfo->lock);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}