diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 1953098..5791793 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@
 	if (!inode)
 		inode = ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(inode));
+		return ERR_CAST(inode);
 	result = d_alloc_anon(inode);
 	if (!result) {
 		iput(inode);