diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 898b84b..5d28a45 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -2180,8 +2180,8 @@
 		len = nr * CD_FRAMESIZE_RAW;
 
 		rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!rq) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(rq);
 			break;
 		}
 		blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);