diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
index 627392bead3b8..75dad8797720e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int mlx5e_tx_reporter_create(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 		netdev_warn(priv->netdev,
 			    "Failed to create tx reporter, err = %ld\n",
 			    PTR_ERR(priv->tx_reporter));
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(priv->tx_reporter);
+	return IS_ERR_OR_NULL(priv->tx_reporter);
 }
 
 void mlx5e_tx_reporter_destroy(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)