diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
index a9984c700d2c..1b74523e1fee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct usb_phy *devm_usb_get_phy(struct device *dev, enum usb_phy_type type)
 
 	ptr = devres_alloc(devm_usb_phy_release, sizeof(*ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ptr)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	phy = usb_get_phy(type);
 	if (!IS_ERR(phy)) {