diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_device.c
index 2a3f2f01028d..fd351bdec3f6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_device.c
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(UVERBS_METHOD_INFO_HANDLES)(
 		return ret;
 
 	uapi_object = uapi_get_object(attrs->ufile->device->uapi, object_id);
-	if (!uapi_object)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(uapi_object))
+		return PTR_ERR(uapi_object);
 
 	handles = gather_objects_handle(attrs->ufile, uapi_object, attrs,
 					out_len, &total);