diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index 4709fa3497cf2efcada053ccdefc06f7061971bc..44a989cd9fb2d718ab6822f75b4054c0ff2f4fd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ int cdc_ncm_bind_common(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf, u8 data_
 	u8 iface_no;
 
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (ctx == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!ctx)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	hrtimer_init(&ctx->tx_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	ctx->tx_timer.function = &cdc_ncm_tx_timer_cb;