diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
index 5841721c8119..8d92dc6bc994 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ static int enetc_psfp_parse_clsflower(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv,
 		int index;
 
 		index = enetc_get_free_index(priv);
-		if (sfi->handle < 0) {
+		if (index < 0) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "No Stream Filter resource!");
 			err = -ENOSPC;
 			goto free_fmi;