diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr_tcam.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr_tcam.c
index 3ffb28dd4057..3a61896ae4d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr_tcam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr_tcam.c
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ mlxsw_sp_mr_tcam_afa_block_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	int err;
 
 	afa_block = mlxsw_afa_block_create(mlxsw_sp->afa);
-	if (IS_ERR(afa_block))
-		return afa_block;
+	if (!afa_block)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	err = mlxsw_afa_block_append_counter(afa_block, counter_index);
 	if (err)