diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
index e0a6cf9239f1..e6b0039d07aa 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ static struct dm_zone *dmz_get_rnd_zone_for_reclaim(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 			return dzone;
 	}
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ static struct dm_zone *dmz_get_seq_zone_for_reclaim(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 			return zone;
 	}
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
index e7ace908a9b7..d50817320e8e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ static int dmz_do_reclaim(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc)
 
 	/* Get a data zone */
 	dzone = dmz_get_zone_for_reclaim(zmd);
-	if (IS_ERR(dzone))
-		return PTR_ERR(dzone);
+	if (!dzone)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	start = jiffies;