diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index c6bd815dc794..2f27e578d466 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ int devpts_pty_new(struct inode *ptmx_inode, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	mutex_lock(&root->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
 	dentry = d_alloc_name(root, s);
-	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+	if (dentry) {
 		d_add(dentry, inode);
 		fsnotify_create(root->d_inode, dentry);
 	} else {