diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index c84286cbbe25..e10679ce1e0e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_os_create_cache(char *name, u16 size, u16 depth, acpi_cache_t ** cache)
 {
 	*cache = kmem_cache_create(name, size, 0, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	if (cache == NULL)
+	if (*cache == NULL)
 		return AE_ERROR;
 	else
 		return AE_OK;