diff --git a/fs/jffs2/write.c b/fs/jffs2/write.c
index 147e2cb..1b88e6e 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/write.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/write.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 		void *hold_err = fn->raw;
 		/* Release the full_dnode which is now useless, and return */
 		jffs2_free_full_dnode(fn);
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(hold_err));
+		return ERR_CAST(hold_err);
 	}
 	fn->ofs = je32_to_cpu(ri->offset);
 	fn->size = je32_to_cpu(ri->dsize);
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 		void *hold_err = fd->raw;
 		/* Release the full_dirent which is now useless, and return */
 		jffs2_free_full_dirent(fd);
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(hold_err));
+		return ERR_CAST(hold_err);
 	}
 
 	if (retried) {