diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ssb-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ssb-hcd.c
index ffc32f4b1b1b..623cb0ba4160 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ssb-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ssb-hcd.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static struct platform_device *ssb_hcd_create_pdev(struct ssb_device *dev, bool
 {
 	struct platform_device *hci_dev;
 	struct resource hci_res[2];
-	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	int ret;
 
 	memset(hci_res, 0, sizeof(hci_res));
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static struct platform_device *ssb_hcd_create_pdev(struct ssb_device *dev, bool
 	hci_dev = platform_device_alloc(ohci ? "ohci-platform" :
 					"ehci-platform" , 0);
 	if (!hci_dev)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	hci_dev->dev.parent = dev->dev;
 	hci_dev->dev.dma_mask = &hci_dev->dev.coherent_dma_mask;