diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pci_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pci_mdio.c
index 87c0e969da40..ebc635f8a4cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pci_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pci_mdio.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static int enetc_pci_mdio_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	hw = enetc_hw_alloc(dev, port_regs);
-	if (IS_ERR(enetc_hw_alloc)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(hw)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(hw);
 		goto err_hw_alloc;
 	}