diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
index bd39bbd88d41e7042e7fa76bf2a35e1c3145ebbc..151fda8dded005fb4209a13ee5702e32108bb404 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name, void *devda
 
 	new_bd = kmalloc(sizeof(struct backlight_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!new_bd))
-		return ERR_PTR(ENOMEM);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	init_MUTEX(&new_bd->sem);
 	new_bd->props = bp;
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
index 9e32485ee7bbc448da71b86c7e89fd4b76ffb2ea..86908a60c630d9624fab519c24d1ab0f28091e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct lcd_device *lcd_device_register(const char *name, void *devdata,
 
 	new_ld = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lcd_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!new_ld))
-		return ERR_PTR(ENOMEM);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	init_MUTEX(&new_ld->sem);
 	new_ld->props = lp;