diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/kxtj9.c b/drivers/input/misc/kxtj9.c
index a416f7f06738c342e1d31a03cdcc0927d7c92a65..6c96dc3a3c8f3862a4718771976b5501fdcb4ecf 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/kxtj9.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/kxtj9.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static int __devinit kxtj9_setup_input_device(struct kxtj9_data *tj9)
 	int err;
 
 	input_dev = input_allocate_device();
-	if (!tj9->input_dev) {
+	if (!input_dev) {
 		dev_err(&tj9->client->dev, "input device allocate failed\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}