1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index f2c1e7352298..d778016ac1e3 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1403,10 +1403,11 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
                 goto bad_fork_cleanup_io;
 
         if (pid != &init_struct_pid) {
-                retval = -ENOMEM;
                 pid = alloc_pid(p->nsproxy->pid_ns_for_children);
-                if (!pid)
+                if (IS_ERR(pid)) {
+                        retval = PTR_ERR(pid);
                         goto bad_fork_cleanup_io;
+                }
         }
 
         p->set_child_tid = (clone_flags & CLONE_CHILD_SETTID) ? child_tidptr : NULL;