1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/err.h b/include/linux/err.h
index ff71d2af5da3..1ab1d44f8d3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/include/linux/err.h
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
  * This should be a per-architecture thing, to allow different
  * error and pointer decisions.
  */
-#define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) > (unsigned long)-1000L)
+#define MAX_ERRNO       4095
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+#define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
 
 static inline void *ERR_PTR(long error)
 {
@@ -30,4 +34,6 @@ static inline long IS_ERR(const void *ptr)
         return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
 }
 
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */