1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/pps/kapi.c b/drivers/pps/kapi.c
index 805c749ac1ad..a1c3cd38754f 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/kapi.c
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ static void pps_echo_client_default(struct pps_device *pps, int event,
  * source is described by info's fields and it will have, as default PPS
  * parameters, the ones specified into default_params.
  *
- * The function returns, in case of success, the PPS device. Otherwise NULL.
+ * The function returns, in case of success, the PPS device. Otherwise
+ * ERR_PTR(errno).
  */
 
 struct pps_device *pps_register_source(struct pps_source_info *info,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ kfree_pps:
 pps_register_source_exit:
         pr_err("%s: unable to register source\n", info->name);
 
-        return NULL;
+        return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pps_register_source);