diff --git a/drivers/base/test/test_async_driver_probe.c b/drivers/base/test/test_async_driver_probe.c
index 929410d0dd6f..3465800baa6c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/test/test_async_driver_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/base/test/test_async_driver_probe.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test_platform_device_register_node(char *name, int id, int nid)
 
 	pdev = platform_device_alloc(name, id);
 	if (!pdev)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	if (nid != NUMA_NO_NODE)
 		set_dev_node(&pdev->dev, nid);