diff --git a/fs/ubifs/lpt.c b/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
index ad7f67b827ea..0084a33c4c69 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
@@ -1457,13 +1457,13 @@ struct ubifs_lprops *ubifs_lpt_lookup(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum)
 		shft -= UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT_SHIFT;
 		nnode = ubifs_get_nnode(c, nnode, iip);
 		if (IS_ERR(nnode))
-			return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(nnode));
+			return ERR_CAST(nnode);
 	}
 	iip = ((i >> shft) & (UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT - 1));
 	shft -= UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT_SHIFT;
 	pnode = ubifs_get_pnode(c, nnode, iip);
 	if (IS_ERR(pnode))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(pnode));
+		return ERR_CAST(pnode);
 	iip = (i & (UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT - 1));
 	dbg_lp("LEB %d, free %d, dirty %d, flags %d", lnum,
 	       pnode->lprops[iip].free, pnode->lprops[iip].dirty,
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ struct ubifs_lprops *ubifs_lpt_lookup_dirty(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum)
 	nnode = c->nroot;
 	nnode = dirty_cow_nnode(c, nnode);
 	if (IS_ERR(nnode))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(nnode));
+		return ERR_CAST(nnode);
 	i = lnum - c->main_first;
 	shft = c->lpt_hght * UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT_SHIFT;
 	for (h = 1; h < c->lpt_hght; h++) {
@@ -1594,19 +1594,19 @@ struct ubifs_lprops *ubifs_lpt_lookup_dirty(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum)
 		shft -= UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT_SHIFT;
 		nnode = ubifs_get_nnode(c, nnode, iip);
 		if (IS_ERR(nnode))
-			return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(nnode));
+			return ERR_CAST(nnode);
 		nnode = dirty_cow_nnode(c, nnode);
 		if (IS_ERR(nnode))
-			return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(nnode));
+			return ERR_CAST(nnode);
 	}
 	iip = ((i >> shft) & (UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT - 1));
 	shft -= UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT_SHIFT;
 	pnode = ubifs_get_pnode(c, nnode, iip);
 	if (IS_ERR(pnode))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(pnode));
+		return ERR_CAST(pnode);
 	pnode = dirty_cow_pnode(c, pnode);
 	if (IS_ERR(pnode))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(pnode));
+		return ERR_CAST(pnode);
 	iip = (i & (UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT - 1));
 	dbg_lp("LEB %d, free %d, dirty %d, flags %d", lnum,
 	       pnode->lprops[iip].free, pnode->lprops[iip].dirty,
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c b/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c
index 13cb7a4237bf..d12535b7fc78 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static struct ubifs_pnode *pnode_lookup(struct ubifs_info *c, int i)
 		shft -= UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT_SHIFT;
 		nnode = ubifs_get_nnode(c, nnode, iip);
 		if (IS_ERR(nnode))
-			return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(nnode));
+			return ERR_CAST(nnode);
 	}
 	iip = ((i >> shft) & (UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT - 1));
 	return ubifs_get_pnode(c, nnode, iip);