diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index ffbb113d5f33537892fd001dd0d75af9e6d1fd69..82a7c38ddad0dec0c9ecded6fcc4d3eb93a50350 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_follow_link_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 		__putname(link);
-		link = ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(fid));
+		link = ERR_CAST(fid);
 		goto ndset;
 	}
 	retval = p9_client_readlink(fid, &target);