3 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c b/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c
index c7d1738e4e69..e7bf9d89c8ee 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c
@@ -698,8 +698,10 @@ static __init int legacy_init_one(int port, unsigned long io, unsigned long ctrl
                 goto fail_io;
 
         pdev = platform_device_register_simple(DRV_NAME, nr_legacy_host, NULL, 0);
-        if (pdev == NULL)
+        if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
+                ret = PTR_ERR(pdev);
                 goto fail_dev;
+        }
 
         if (ht6560a & mask) {
                 ops = &ht6560a_port_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c b/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c
index 36f621abc390..afc0d990e7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ static __init int qdi_init_one(unsigned long port, int type, unsigned long io, i
          */
 
         pdev = platform_device_register_simple(DRV_NAME, nr_qdi_host, NULL, 0);
-        if (pdev == NULL)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        if (IS_ERR(pdev))
+                return PTR_ERR(pdev);
 
         memset(&ae, 0, sizeof(struct ata_probe_ent));
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ae.node);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c b/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c
index 3ea345cde52e..5d1f518e1cc7 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ static __init int winbond_init_one(unsigned long port)
                          */
 
                         pdev = platform_device_register_simple(DRV_NAME, nr_winbond_host, NULL, 0);
-                        if (pdev == NULL)
-                                return -ENOMEM;
+                        if (IS_ERR(pdev))
+                                return PTR_ERR(pdev);
 
                         memset(&ae, 0, sizeof(struct ata_probe_ent));
                         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ae.node);