diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index a68cb2092512..78f21f8dc2ec 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static struct inode *get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	if (!inode) {
 		dput(dentry);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {