diff --git a/lib/libcrc32c.c b/lib/libcrc32c.c
index 244f5480c898c783059873deefd91764086d41b6..b3131f5cf8a290d39b658129e6632b91bc7125b8 100644
--- a/lib/libcrc32c.c
+++ b/lib/libcrc32c.c
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc32c);
 static int __init libcrc32c_mod_init(void)
 {
 	tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("crc32c", 0, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(tfm))
-		return PTR_ERR(tfm);
-
-	return 0;
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(tfm);
 }
 
 static void __exit libcrc32c_mod_fini(void)