diff --git a/fs/afs/main.c b/fs/afs/main.c
index 5cd26af2464c..d129a1a49616 100644
--- a/fs/afs/main.c
+++ b/fs/afs/main.c
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ static int __init afs_init(void)
 		goto error_fs;
 
 	afs_proc_symlink = proc_symlink("fs/afs", NULL, "../self/net/afs");
-	if (IS_ERR(afs_proc_symlink)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(afs_proc_symlink);
+	if (!afs_proc_symlink) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_proc;
 	}