diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_magma.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_magma.c
index 0a35ff8..7fcb871 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_magma.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_magma.c
@@ -637,14 +637,14 @@
 	instance->creator.comm[sizeof(instance->creator.comm) - 1] = 0;
 
 	filp = filp_open(WAYLAND_DEVICE_PATH, O_RDWR, 0);
-	if (filp) {
-		instance->wayland_device_private_data = filp->private_data;
-	} else {
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(filp)) {
 		pr_warn("virtmagma: failed to open wayland device at %s\n",
 			WAYLAND_DEVICE_PATH);
 		pr_cont("virtmagma: magma_export will not be available\n");
+	} else {
+		instance->wayland_device_private_data = filp->private_data;
+		filp_close(filp, 0);
 	}
-	filp_close(filp, 0);
 
 	instance->msg_cache =
 		kmem_cache_create("virtmagma_cache", MESSAGE_CACHE_OBJECT_SIZE,