1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index c3b9bfeeb7ff..08c57c8aec95 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -749,12 +749,10 @@ struct crypto_alg *crypto_attr_alg2(struct rtattr *rta,
                                     u32 type, u32 mask)
 {
         const char *name;
-        int err;
 
         name = crypto_attr_alg_name(rta);
-        err = PTR_ERR(name);
         if (IS_ERR(name))
-                return ERR_PTR(err);
+                return ERR_CAST(name);
 
         return crypto_find_alg(name, frontend, type, mask);
 }