diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
index 418f85f1114f..3084c57248f6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ out_nocoalesce:
 	bch_keylist_free(&keylist);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nodes; i++)
-		if (!IS_ERR(new_nodes[i])) {
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(new_nodes[i])) {
 			btree_node_free(new_nodes[i]);
 			rw_unlock(true, new_nodes[i]);
 		}