diff --git a/drivers/thermal/loongson2_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/loongson2_thermal.c
index 133098dc0854..99ca0c7bc41c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/loongson2_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/loongson2_thermal.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int loongson2_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (!IS_ERR(tzd))
 			break;
 
-		if (PTR_ERR(tzd) != ENODEV)
+		if (PTR_ERR(tzd) != -ENODEV)
 			continue;
 
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(tzd), "failed to register");