diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
index c461f2aac610..8d5d96969c39 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@ __init lcs_init_module(void)
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_err;
 	lcs_root_dev = root_device_register("lcs");
-	rc = PTR_RET(lcs_root_dev);
+	rc = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(lcs_root_dev);
 	if (rc)
 		goto register_err;
 	rc = ccw_driver_register(&lcs_ccw_driver);