diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c
index 6c351050b82a..c169fe53a35f 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8-acm.c
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ static int clk_imx_acm_attach_pm_domains(struct device *dev,
 							 DL_FLAG_STATELESS |
 							 DL_FLAG_PM_RUNTIME |
 							 DL_FLAG_RPM_ACTIVE);
-		if (IS_ERR(dev_pm->pd_dev_link[i])) {
+		if (!dev_pm->pd_dev_link[i]) {
 			dev_pm_domain_detach(dev_pm->pd_dev[i], false);
-			ret = PTR_ERR(dev_pm->pd_dev_link[i]);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto detach_pm;
 		}
 	}