diff --git a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
index d332b9e3f9ce..0ec086d2b6a0 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
@@ -1036,10 +1036,8 @@ mv_xor_channel_add(struct mv_xor_device *xordev,
 	struct dma_device *dma_dev;
 
 	mv_chan = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*mv_chan), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mv_chan) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_free_dma;
-	}
+	if (!mv_chan)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	mv_chan->idx = idx;
 	mv_chan->irq = irq;