diff --git a/drivers/block/brd.c b/drivers/block/brd.c
index 9bf4371755f2..d91f1a56e861 100644
--- a/drivers/block/brd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/brd.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static struct kobject *brd_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 
 	mutex_lock(&brd_devices_mutex);
 	brd = brd_init_one(MINOR(dev) >> part_shift);
-	kobj = brd ? get_disk(brd->brd_disk) : ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	kobj = brd ? get_disk(brd->brd_disk) : NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&brd_devices_mutex);
 
 	*part = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index de7f4563d1e1..dbdb88a4976c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ static struct kobject *loop_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 	if (err < 0)
 		err = loop_add(&lo, MINOR(dev) >> part_shift);
 	if (err < 0)
-		kobj = ERR_PTR(err);
+		kobj = NULL;
 	else
 		kobj = get_disk(lo->lo_disk);
 	mutex_unlock(&loop_index_mutex);