diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/es2.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/es2.c
index afc2d6c8ec5c..130549f9d74d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/es2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/es2.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ static struct arpc *arpc_alloc(void *payload, u16 size, u8 type)
 		goto err_free_rpc;
 
 	rpc->resp = kzalloc(sizeof(*rpc->resp), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rpc->req)
+	if (!rpc->resp)
 		goto err_free_req;
 
 	rpc->req->type = type;