diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 3b95d7cd7fed..941a394d3911 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 		nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(system_entries);
 
 	ei = eventfs_create_dir(name, parent, system_entries, nr_entries, dir);
-	if (!ei) {
+	if (IS_ERR(ei)) {
 		pr_warn("Failed to create system directory %s\n", name);
 		__put_system(system);
 		goto out_free;