diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c
index 30172e52e16b..4d82c92ddd52 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int coproc_ioc_tx_win_open(struct file *fp, unsigned long arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!cp_inst->coproc->vops && !cp_inst->coproc->vops->open_win) {
+	if (!cp_inst->coproc->vops || !cp_inst->coproc->vops->open_win) {
 		pr_err("VAS API is not registered\n");
 		return -EACCES;
 	}
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int coproc_mmap(struct file *fp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!cp_inst->coproc->vops && !cp_inst->coproc->vops->paste_addr) {
+	if (!cp_inst->coproc->vops || !cp_inst->coproc->vops->paste_addr) {
 		pr_err("%s(): VAS API is not registered\n", __func__);
 		return -EACCES;
 	}