diff --git a/net/core/datagram.c b/net/core/datagram.c
index 4967262b2707..617088aee21d 100644
--- a/net/core/datagram.c
+++ b/net/core/datagram.c
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ out_noerr:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static int skb_set_peeked(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static struct sk_buff *skb_set_peeked(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *nskb;
 
 	if (skb->peeked)
-		return 0;
+		return skb;
 
 	/* We have to unshare an skb before modifying it. */
 	if (!skb_shared(skb))
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int skb_set_peeked(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	nskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!nskb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	skb->prev->next = nskb;
 	skb->next->prev = nskb;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int skb_set_peeked(struct sk_buff *skb)
 done:
 	skb->peeked = 1;
 
-	return 0;
+	return skb;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -229,8 +229,9 @@ struct sk_buff *__skb_recv_datagram(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags,
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				error = skb_set_peeked(skb);
-				if (error)
+				skb = skb_set_peeked(skb);
+				error = PTR_ERR(skb);
+				if (IS_ERR(skb))
 					goto unlock_err;
 
 				atomic_inc(&skb->users);