diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 3c461e1e45549..7ad3f029baae5 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ovs_flow_cmd_build_info(const struct sw_flow *flow,
 
 	skb = ovs_flow_cmd_alloc_info(ovsl_dereference(flow->sf_acts), info,
 				      always);
-	if (!skb || IS_ERR(skb))
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(skb))
 		return skb;
 
 	retval = ovs_flow_cmd_fill_info(flow, dp_ifindex, skb,