diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index ff2a4e3875236ebf2ee62bfd5cc6e3ceae8050c2..0be8c8ab3d94008993c406fa65ceb1619d14e861 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -6564,7 +6564,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_perform_vport_cvl(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 		/* Cannot find existing Fabric ndlp, so allocate a new one */
 		ndlp = lpfc_nlp_init(vport, Fabric_DID);
 		if (!ndlp)
-			return 0;
+			return NULL;
 		/* Set the node type */
 		ndlp->nlp_type |= NLP_FABRIC;
 		/* Put ndlp onto node list */