diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index e6f6cc3a1bcf..392e29a0227d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ dsa_switch_setup(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, int index,
 	 */
 	ds = kzalloc(sizeof(*ds) + drv->priv_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ds == NULL)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	ds->dst = dst;
 	ds->index = index;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ dsa_switch_setup(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, int index,
 
 	ret = dsa_switch_setup_one(ds, parent);
 	if (ret)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	return ds;
 }