diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/dm365_ipipe.c b/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/dm365_ipipe.c
index 81b369b28a47..ccb59fd653c9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/dm365_ipipe.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/dm365_ipipe.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ ipipe_set_format(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *format;
 
 	format = __ipipe_get_format(ipipe, cfg, fmt->pad, fmt->which);
-	if (format == NULL)
+	if (!format)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ipipe_try_format(ipipe, cfg, fmt->pad, &fmt->format, fmt->which);