diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
index 582d5c166a75..934cdbca08e4 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ int mhi_ep_register_controller(struct mhi_ep_cntrl *mhi_cntrl,
 	mhi_cntrl->ring_item_cache = kmem_cache_create("mhi_ep_ring_item",
 							sizeof(struct mhi_ep_ring_item), 0,
 							0, NULL);
-	if (!mhi_cntrl->ev_ring_el_cache) {
+	if (!mhi_cntrl->ring_item_cache) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_destroy_tre_buf_cache;
 	}