diff --git a/include/asm-arm/unistd.h b/include/asm-arm/unistd.h
index 1e891f8..2ab4078 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/unistd.h
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 #define __sys2(x) #x
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res)					\
 do {									\
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-129)) {		\
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) {	\
 		errno = -(res);						\
 		res = -1;						\
 	}								\
diff --git a/include/asm-arm26/unistd.h b/include/asm-arm26/unistd.h
index 70eb6d91..c6d2436 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm26/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm26/unistd.h
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
 #define __ARM_NR_usr26			(__ARM_NR_BASE+3)
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 #define __sys2(x) #x
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res)					\
 do {									\
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-125)) {		\
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO) {	\
 		errno = -(res);						\
 		res = -1;						\
 	}								\
diff --git a/include/asm-frv/unistd.h b/include/asm-frv/unistd.h
index b80dbd8..d104d1b 100644
--- a/include/asm-frv/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-frv/unistd.h
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define NR_syscalls 310
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
 /*
  * process the return value of a syscall, consigning it to one of two possible fates
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@
 #define __syscall_return(type, res)					\
 do {									\
         unsigned long __sr2 = (res);					\
-	if (__builtin_expect(__sr2 >= (unsigned long)(-4095), 0)) {	\
+	if (__builtin_expect(__sr2 >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO), 0)) { \
 		errno = (-__sr2);					\
 		__sr2 = ~0UL;						\
 	}								\
diff --git a/include/asm-h8300/unistd.h b/include/asm-h8300/unistd.h
index 226dd59..a2dd904 100644
--- a/include/asm-h8300/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-h8300/unistd.h
@@ -295,14 +295,14 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define NR_syscalls 289
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
-
-/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -122: see
+/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO: see
    <asm-m68k/errno.h> */
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-125)) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 	/* avoid using res which is declared to be in register d0; \
 	   errno might expand to a function call and clobber it.  */ \
 		int __err = -(res); \
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/unistd.h b/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
index 565d089..bd99870 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
@@ -328,14 +328,15 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define NR_syscalls 319
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
 /*
- * user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -128: see
+ * user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO: see
  * <asm-i386/errno.h>
  */
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-(128 + 1))) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 		errno = -(res); \
 		res = -1; \
 	} \
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/unistd.h b/include/asm-m32r/unistd.h
index 89f376e..5c6a9ac 100644
--- a/include/asm-m32r/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-m32r/unistd.h
@@ -296,8 +296,9 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define NR_syscalls 285
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
-/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -124: see
+/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO: see
  * <asm-m32r/errno.h>
  */
 
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-(124 + 1))) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 	/* Avoid using "res" which is declared to be in register r0; \
 	   errno might expand to a function call and clobber it.  */ \
 		int __err = -(res); \
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h b/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h
index 7c0b629..751632b 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h
@@ -288,13 +288,14 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define NR_syscalls		282
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
-/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -124: see
+/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO: see
    <asm-m68k/errno.h> */
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-125)) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 	/* avoid using res which is declared to be in register d0; \
 	   errno might expand to a function call and clobber it.  */ \
 		int __err = -(res); \
diff --git a/include/asm-m68knommu/unistd.h b/include/asm-m68knommu/unistd.h
index 1b2abdf..21fdc37 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68knommu/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68knommu/unistd.h
@@ -289,13 +289,14 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define NR_syscalls		282
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
-/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -122: see
+/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO: see
    <asm-m68k/errno.h> */
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-125)) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 	/* avoid using res which is declared to be in register d0; \
 	   errno might expand to a function call and clobber it.  */ \
 		int __err = -(res); \
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/unistd.h b/include/asm-s390/unistd.h
index 02b942d..d49c54c 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/unistd.h
@@ -342,9 +342,11 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
 #define __syscall_return(type, res)			     \
 do {							     \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-4095)) {\
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 		errno = -(res);				     \
 		res = -1;				     \
 	}						     \
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/unistd.h b/include/asm-sh/unistd.h
index 76b5430..da127d7 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/unistd.h
@@ -306,11 +306,14 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -124: see <asm-sh/errno.h> */
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
+/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO:
+ * see <asm-sh/errno.h> */
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-124)) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 	/* Avoid using "res" which is declared to be in register r0; \
 	   errno might expand to a function call and clobber it.  */ \
 		int __err = -(res); \
diff --git a/include/asm-sh64/unistd.h b/include/asm-sh64/unistd.h
index 9a1590f..c113566 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh64/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh64/unistd.h
@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__ 
 
 #define NR_syscalls 321
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
-/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -125: see <asm-sh64/errno.h> */
+/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO:
+ * see <asm-sh64/errno.h> */
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
@@ -358,7 +360,7 @@
 	**       life easier in the system call epilogue (see entry.S)      \
 	*/								    \
         register unsigned long __sr2 __asm__ ("r2") = res;		    \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-125)) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) {	    \
 		errno = -(res);						    \
 		__sr2 = -1; 						    \
 	} \
diff --git a/include/asm-v850/unistd.h b/include/asm-v850/unistd.h
index bcb44bf..552b7c8 100644
--- a/include/asm-v850/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-v850/unistd.h
@@ -238,12 +238,13 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #include <asm/clinkage.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res)					      \
   do {									      \
-	  /* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -124:	      \
+	  /* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO:      \
 	     see <asm-v850/errno.h> */					      \
-	  if (__builtin_expect ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-125), 0)) { \
+	  if (__builtin_expect ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO), 0)) { \
 		  errno = -(res);					      \
 		  res = -1;						      \
 	  }								      \
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/unistd.h b/include/asm-x86_64/unistd.h
index eeb98c1..6137146 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/unistd.h
@@ -623,16 +623,17 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define __NR_syscall_max __NR_move_pages
+#include <linux/err.h>
 
 #ifndef __NO_STUBS
 
-/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -4095 */
+/* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -MAX_ERRNO */
 
 #define __syscall_clobber "r11","rcx","memory" 
 
 #define __syscall_return(type, res) \
 do { \
-	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-127)) { \
+	if ((unsigned long)(res) >= (unsigned long)(-MAX_ERRNO)) { \
 		errno = -(res); \
 		res = -1; \
 	} \
diff --git a/include/linux/err.h b/include/linux/err.h
index cd3b367..1ab1d44 100644
--- a/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/include/linux/err.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 #define MAX_ERRNO	4095
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
 #define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
 
 static inline void *ERR_PTR(long error)
@@ -32,4 +34,6 @@
 	return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
 }
 
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */