diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
index ef15a7e613bc6b1d1feec75733a86e20cb23efa7..e6789e919a5650f61273235a222c3a3fa91fa38d 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ static int edac_set_poll_msec(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	if (!val)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = strict_strtol(val, 0, &l);
-	if (ret == -EINVAL || ((int)l != l))
+	ret = kstrtol(val, 0, &l);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	if ((int)l != l)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	*((int *)kp->arg) = l;