diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
index 15e0a1693976..f1ddc0d23679 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 		return NULL;
 
 	ret = module_map(size);
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	else
+	if (ret)
 		memset(ret, 0, size);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -116,6 +114,10 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		v = sym->st_value + rel[i].r_addend;
 
 		switch (ELF_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info) & 0xff) {
+		case R_SPARC_DISP32:
+			v -= (Elf_Addr) location;
+			*loc32 = v;
+			break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPARC64
 		case R_SPARC_64:
 			location[0] = v >> 56;
@@ -128,11 +130,6 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 			location[7] = v >>  0;
 			break;
 
-		case R_SPARC_DISP32:
-			v -= (Elf_Addr) location;
-			*loc32 = v;
-			break;
-
 		case R_SPARC_WDISP19:
 			v -= (Elf_Addr) location;
 			*loc32 = (*loc32 & ~0x7ffff) |