diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c b/drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c
index 400e65190904..51caa2a427dd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ static int palmld_pata_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* remap drive's physical memory address */
 	mem = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
-	if (!mem)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (IS_ERR(mem))
+		return PTR_ERR(mem);
 
 	/* request and activate power and reset GPIOs */
 	lda->power = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "power", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);