diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
index c9e7aa50bb0ab5d05884d8ebfe6ef740adeda150..ab8d58a60352008f4fa71fa3378794bcf836ad58 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static int bcm2835_add_host(struct bcm2835_host *host)
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
 	mutex_init(&host->mutex);
 
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(host->dma_chan_rxtx)) {
+	if (!host->dma_chan_rxtx) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "unable to initialise DMA channel. Falling back to PIO\n");
 		host->use_dma = false;
 	} else {