diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
index a8dc2c03341068779c80c39f16c9c5bbc3a24ef4..e7bc1988124a828cb8049a03e538069275a83efb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ struct wfx_dev *wfx_init_common(struct device *dev,
 	wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "wakeup",
 							  GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup))
-		return ERR_CAST(wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup);
+		return NULL;
 	if (wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup)
 		gpiod_set_consumer_name(wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup, "wfx wakeup");