1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/crypto/authencesn.c b/crypto/authencesn.c
index 136b68b9d8d4..ab53762fc309 100644
--- a/crypto/authencesn.c
+++ b/crypto/authencesn.c
@@ -715,9 +715,8 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_authenc_esn_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
         int err;
 
         algt = crypto_get_attr_type(tb);
-        err = PTR_ERR(algt);
         if (IS_ERR(algt))
-                return ERR_PTR(err);
+                return ERR_CAST(algt);
 
         if ((algt->type ^ CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD) & algt->mask)
                 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);