diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
index e96be9ca4e60..80a87ab25b83 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t cxl_pci_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 				goto err;
 
 			ctx = cxl_dev_context_init(afu_dev);
-			if (!ctx)
+			if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 				goto err;
 
 			afu_dev->dev.archdata.cxl_ctx = ctx;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/phb.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/phb.c
index 0935d44c1770..6ec69ada19f4 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/phb.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/phb.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ bool _cxl_pci_associate_default_context(struct pci_dev *dev, struct cxl_afu *afu
 	 * in the virtual phb, we'll need a default context to attach them to.
 	 */
 	ctx = cxl_dev_context_init(dev);
-	if (!ctx)
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return false;
 	dev->dev.archdata.cxl_ctx = ctx;