diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
index 68885a82e704..45d85aea9955 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ struct mbox_chan *pcc_mbox_request_channel(struct mbox_client *cl,
 	 */
 	chan = get_pcc_channel(subspace_id);
 
-	if (!chan || chan->cl) {
+	if (IS_ERR(chan) || chan->cl) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Channel not found for idx: %d\n", subspace_id);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 	}