diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index a68cb20..78f21f8 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 
 	if (!inode) {
 		dput(dentry);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {