diff --git a/crypto/authenc.c b/crypto/authenc.c
index b9884ee0adb..a5a22cfcd07 100644
--- a/crypto/authenc.c
+++ b/crypto/authenc.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_authenc_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	auth = ahash_attr_alg(tb[1], CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_HASH,
 			       CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AHASH_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(auth))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(auth));
+		return ERR_CAST(auth);
 
 	auth_base = &auth->base;
 
diff --git a/crypto/ctr.c b/crypto/ctr.c
index 6c3bfabb9d1..4ca7222cfeb 100644
--- a/crypto/ctr.c
+++ b/crypto/ctr.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_ctr_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	alg = crypto_attr_alg(tb[1], CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER,
 				  CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(alg))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg));
+		return ERR_CAST(alg);
 
 	/* Block size must be >= 4 bytes. */
 	err = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/crypto/xts.c b/crypto/xts.c
index d87b0f3102c..555ecaab1e5 100644
--- a/crypto/xts.c
+++ b/crypto/xts.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	alg = crypto_get_attr_alg(tb, CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER,
 				  CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(alg))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg));
+		return ERR_CAST(alg);
 
 	inst = crypto_alloc_instance("xts", alg);
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))