diff --git a/include/linux/err.h b/include/linux/err.h
index 56762ab4171331f87f6ca9930a32d816b7aba581..1e3558845e4c3d986411d34b066b3e5d2518bab8 100644
--- a/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/include/linux/err.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
-#define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
+#define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((unsigned long)(void *)(x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
 
 static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
 {