diff --git a/drivers/char/misc_minor_kunit.c b/drivers/char/misc_minor_kunit.c
index 6fc8b05169c5..e930c78e1ef9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc_minor_kunit.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc_minor_kunit.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void __init miscdev_test_can_open(struct kunit *test, struct miscdevice *
 		KUNIT_FAIL(test, "failed to create node\n");
 
 	filp = filp_open(devname, O_RDONLY, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(filp))
+	if (IS_ERR(filp))
 		KUNIT_FAIL(test, "failed to open misc device: %ld\n", PTR_ERR(filp));
 	else
 		fput(filp);