diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 70341c0..b9aaab4 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(parm->index, est, a, sizeof(*m), bind,
 				     &mirred_idx_gen, &mirred_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
 	} else {
 		if (!ovr) {