diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/gcs.c b/arch/arm64/mm/gcs.c
index 6e93f78de79b..04a23a497f20 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/gcs.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/gcs.c
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ int arch_set_shadow_stack_status(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long arg)
 
 		size = gcs_size(0);
 		gcs = alloc_gcs(0, size);
-		if (!gcs)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(gcs))
+			return gcs;
 
 		task->thread.gcspr_el0 = gcs + size - sizeof(u64);
 		task->thread.gcs_base = gcs;