diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c
index c978b311031b..e1a3721bc8e5 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c
@@ -723,9 +723,9 @@ static int pm8xxx_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #endif
 
 	pctrl->pctrl = pinctrl_register(&pctrl->desc, &pdev->dev, pctrl);
-	if (!pctrl->pctrl) {
+	if (IS_ERR(pctrl->pctrl)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "couldn't register pm8xxx gpio driver\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return PTR_ERR(pctrl->pctrl);
 	}
 
 	pctrl->chip = pm8xxx_gpio_template;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c
index 2d1b69f171be..6652b8d7f707 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c
@@ -814,9 +814,9 @@ static int pm8xxx_mpp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #endif
 
 	pctrl->pctrl = pinctrl_register(&pctrl->desc, &pdev->dev, pctrl);
-	if (!pctrl->pctrl) {
+	if (IS_ERR(pctrl->pctrl)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "couldn't register pm8xxx mpp driver\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return PTR_ERR(pctrl->pctrl);
 	}
 
 	pctrl->chip = pm8xxx_mpp_template;