diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
index 0db38f6ddd0b..3518088d7ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ out_nocoalesce:
 			atomic_dec(&b->c->prio_blocked);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nodes; i++)
-		if (!IS_ERR(new_nodes[i])) {
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(new_nodes[i])) {
 			btree_node_free(new_nodes[i]);
 			rw_unlock(true, new_nodes[i]);
 		}