diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index b7e314b1009f..8b5e4370540b 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static struct vmap_block *new_vmap_block(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 					node, gfp_mask);
 	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(va))) {
 		kfree(vb);
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(va));
+		return ERR_CAST(va);
 	}
 
 	err = radix_tree_preload(gfp_mask);