diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index f5ab74683b58..e4ff64d28c77 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ static struct regulator *create_regulator(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 
 	if (err != -EEXIST)
 		regulator->debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(supply_name, rdev->debugfs);
-	if (!regulator->debugfs) {
+	if (IS_ERR(regulator->debugfs)) {
 		rdev_dbg(rdev, "Failed to create debugfs directory\n");
 	} else {
 		debugfs_create_u32("uA_load", 0444, regulator->debugfs,