diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c
index 07228b17a370..ae52e4e5d098 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c
@@ -745,9 +745,9 @@ int __devinit tegra_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	}
 
 	pmx->pctl = pinctrl_register(&tegra_pinctrl_desc, &pdev->dev, pmx);
-	if (IS_ERR(pmx->pctl)) {
+	if (!pmx->pctl) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Couldn't register pinctrl driver\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(pmx->pctl);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	pinctrl_add_gpio_range(pmx->pctl, &tegra_pinctrl_gpio_range);