diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti/j721e-csi2rx/j721e-csi2rx.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti/j721e-csi2rx/j721e-csi2rx.c
index 3992f8b754b7..b75aa363d1bf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti/j721e-csi2rx/j721e-csi2rx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti/j721e-csi2rx/j721e-csi2rx.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static void ti_csi2rx_request_max_ppc(struct ti_csi2rx_dev *csi)
 	int ret;
 
 	pad = media_entity_remote_source_pad_unique(&csi->vdev.entity);
-	if (!pad)
+	if (IS_ERR(pad))
 		return;
 
 	ret = cdns_csi2rx_negotiate_ppc(csi->source, pad->index, &ppc);