diff --git a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
index 4e54d8b5413a..d175724ff566 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
@@ -895,9 +895,7 @@ fl_pnfs_update_layout(struct inode *ino,
 
 	lseg = pnfs_update_layout(ino, ctx, pos, count, iomode, strict_iomode,
 				  gfp_flags);
-	if (!lseg)
-		lseg = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	if (IS_ERR(lseg))
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(lseg))
 		goto out;
 
 	lo = NFS_I(ino)->layout;