diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
index fba690dd37f5..fa7bcb28e952 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ static struct dm_zone *dmz_get_rnd_zone_for_reclaim(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 			return dzone;
 	}
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ static struct dm_zone *dmz_get_seq_zone_for_reclaim(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 			return zone;
 	}
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
index 7e9b11ee064f..201177ad1f17 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ static int dmz_do_reclaim(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc)
 
 	/* Get a data zone */
 	dzone = dmz_get_zone_for_reclaim(zmd);
-	if (IS_ERR(dzone))
-		return PTR_ERR(dzone);
+	if (!dzone)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	start = jiffies;
 	if (dmz_is_rnd(dzone)) {