diff --git a/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c b/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c
index 295cb994beb0..2fb9fe6a1ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static int msp_attach(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	if (thread_func) {
 		state->kthread = kthread_run(thread_func, client, "msp34xx");
 
-		if (state->kthread == NULL)
+		if (IS_ERR(state->kthread))
 			v4l_warn(client, "kernel_thread() failed\n");
 		msp_wake_thread(client);
 	}