diff --git a/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c b/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
index 17ec4c8d0fad..36ab183c42f1 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int rtc_nvmem_register(struct rtc_device *rtc,
 	nvmem_config->dev = rtc->dev.parent;
 	nvmem_config->owner = rtc->owner;
 	rtc->nvmem = nvmem_register(nvmem_config);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtc->nvmem))
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc->nvmem))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc->nvmem);
 
 	/* Register the old ABI */