diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
index 9a16699541c2..8ecc0bc64ee3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int ad9832_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*st));
-	if (indio_dev == NULL) {
+	if (!indio_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_disable_reg;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
index a34667306320..efea56012622 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int ad9834_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*st));
-	if (indio_dev == NULL) {
+	if (!indio_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_disable_reg;
 	}