diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 60c4a0e0fca5..442d62679262 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static struct dentry *jfs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dip,
       out1:
 
 	jfs_info("jfs_mkdir: rc:%d", rc);
-	return ERR_PTR(rc);
+	return rc ? ERR_PTR(rc) : NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/namei.c b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
index bec5475de094..75e65e72c2d6 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static struct dentry *orangefs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	__orangefs_setattr(dir, &iattr);
 out:
 	op_release(new_op);
-	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	return ret ? ERR_PTR(ret) : NULL;
 }
 
 static int orangefs_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,