diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl1251/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl1251/sdio.c
index 596d90ecba33c6027c1e8be64e41ce8c15cf31a6..d550b5e68d3cbea24ff262ea3766d01ef901f940 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl1251/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl1251/sdio.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static int wl1251_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 	wl->if_ops = &wl1251_sdio_ops;
 
 	wl12xx_board_data = wl12xx_get_platform_data();
-	if (wl12xx_board_data != NULL) {
+	if (!IS_ERR(wl12xx_board_data)) {
 		wl->set_power = wl12xx_board_data->set_power;
 		wl->irq = wl12xx_board_data->irq;
 		wl->use_eeprom = wl12xx_board_data->use_eeprom;