diff --git a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
index 69f07a9f1277..e268388146e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ register_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			    struct task_struct *tsk)	{ return NULL; }
 static inline int
 modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp,
-			  struct perf_event_attr *attr)	{ return NULL; }
+			  struct perf_event_attr *attr)	{ return 0; }
 static inline struct perf_event *
 register_wide_hw_breakpoint_cpu(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 				perf_overflow_handler_t	 triggered,