diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
index 83b1e974bff0..457106e761be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ close:
 free:
 	fsl_mc_object_free(dpcon);
 
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 static void free_dpcon(struct dpaa2_eth_priv *priv,
@@ -2394,8 +2394,8 @@ alloc_channel(struct dpaa2_eth_priv *priv)
 		return NULL;
 
 	channel->dpcon = setup_dpcon(priv);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(channel->dpcon)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(channel->dpcon);
+	if (IS_ERR(channel->dpcon)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(channel->dpcon);
 		goto err_setup;
 	}