diff --git a/drivers/net/ax88796.c b/drivers/net/ax88796.c
index 62d9c9cc5671..1dd4403247ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ax88796.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ax88796.c
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static int ax_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
  		size = (res->end - res->start) + 1;
 
 		ax->mem2 = request_mem_region(res->start, size, pdev->name);
-		if (ax->mem == NULL) {
+		if (ax->mem2 == NULL) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot reserve registers\n");
 			ret = -ENXIO;
 			goto exit_mem1;