diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index 7ba1343ca5c1..5598f8490726 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -523,12 +523,12 @@ struct mmc_host *devm_mmc_alloc_host(struct device *dev, int extra)
 
 	dr = devres_alloc(devm_mmc_host_release, sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dr)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return NULL;
 
 	host = mmc_alloc_host(extra, dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(host)) {
+	if (!host) {
 		devres_free(dr);
-		return host;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	*dr = host;