tx_pipe->dma_channel = knav_dma_open_channel(dev,
                                tx_pipe->dma_chan_name, &config);
-       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tx_pipe->dma_channel)) {
+       if (IS_ERR(tx_pipe->dma_channel)) {
                dev_err(dev, "failed opening tx chan(%s)\n",
                        tx_pipe->dma_chan_name);
+               ret = PTR_ERR(tx_pipe->dma_channel);
                goto err;
        }
 
 
        netcp->rx_channel = knav_dma_open_channel(netcp->netcp_device->device,
                                        netcp->dma_chan_name, &config);
-       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(netcp->rx_channel)) {
+       if (IS_ERR(netcp->rx_channel)) {
                dev_err(netcp->ndev_dev, "failed opening rx chan(%s\n",
                        netcp->dma_chan_name);
+               ret = PTR_ERR(netcp->rx_channel);
                goto fail;
        }
 
 
  * @name:      slave channel name
  * @config:    dma configuration parameters
  *
- * Returns pointer to appropriate DMA channel on success or NULL.
+ * Returns pointer to appropriate DMA channel on success or error.
  */
 void *knav_dma_open_channel(struct device *dev, const char *name,
                                        struct knav_dma_cfg *config)