diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index 17bceb890..ecf6e89b4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ static int davinci_wdt_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 	davinci_wdt = xzalloc(sizeof(*davinci_wdt));
 
 	davinci_wdt->base = dev_request_mem_region(dev, 0);
-	if (!davinci_wdt->base)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(davinci_wdt->base))
+		return PTR_ERR(davinci_wdt->base);
 
 	davinci_wdt->clk = clk_get(dev, NULL);
 	if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(davinci_wdt->clk)))