diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/dcvs/memlat.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/dcvs/memlat.c
index 9b4b60d1d99b..dace24e7a370 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/dcvs/memlat.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/dcvs/memlat.c
@@ -1427,8 +1427,8 @@ int cpucp_memlat_init(struct scmi_device *sdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ops = sdev->handle->devm_protocol_get(sdev, SCMI_PROTOCOL_MEMLAT, &ph);
-	if (!ops)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(ops))
+		return PTR_ERR(ops);
 
 	mutex_lock(&memlat_lock);
 	memlat_data->ph = ph;