diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index bab21b44bdcb..b96e40f9a9dd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -1429,21 +1429,21 @@ static void zram_async_read_endio(struct bio *bio)
 	queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &req->work);
 }
 
-static void read_from_bdev_async(struct zram *zram, struct page *page,
-				 u32 index, unsigned long blk_idx,
-				 struct bio *parent)
+static int read_from_bdev_async(struct zram *zram, struct page *page,
+				u32 index, unsigned long blk_idx,
+				struct bio *parent)
 {
 	struct zram_rb_req *req;
 	struct bio *bio;
 
 	req = kmalloc_obj(*req, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!req)
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	bio = bio_alloc(zram->bdev, 1, parent->bi_opf, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!bio) {
 		kfree(req);
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	req->zram = zram;
@@ -1459,6 +1459,8 @@ static void read_from_bdev_async(struct zram *zram, struct page *page,
 	__bio_add_page(bio, page, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
 	bio_inc_remaining(parent);
 	submit_bio(bio);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void zram_sync_read(struct work_struct *w)
@@ -1507,8 +1509,7 @@ static int read_from_bdev(struct zram *zram, struct page *page, u32 index,
 			return -EIO;
 		return read_from_bdev_sync(zram, page, index, blk_idx);
 	}
-	read_from_bdev_async(zram, page, index, blk_idx, parent);
-	return 0;
+	return read_from_bdev_async(zram, page, index, blk_idx, parent);
 }
 #else
 static inline void reset_bdev(struct zram *zram) {};