1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 0ef9af94997..4115be54ba3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -57,21 +57,24 @@ struct ipoib_ah *ipoib_create_ah(struct net_device *dev,
                                  struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_ah_attr *attr)
 {
         struct ipoib_ah *ah;
+        struct ib_ah *vah;
 
         ah = kmalloc(sizeof *ah, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!ah)
-                return NULL;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
         ah->dev       = dev;
         ah->last_send = 0;
         kref_init(&ah->ref);
 
-        ah->ah = ib_create_ah(pd, attr);
-        if (IS_ERR(ah->ah)) {
+        vah = ib_create_ah(pd, attr);
+        if (IS_ERR(vah)) {
                 kfree(ah);
-                ah = NULL;
-        } else
+                ah = (struct ipoib_ah *)vah;
+        } else {
+                ah->ah = vah;
                 ipoib_dbg(netdev_priv(dev), "Created ah %p\n", ah->ah);
+        }
 
         return ah;
 }