diff --git a/namei.c b/namei.c
index f6aa8f4e5f5e..e2002748f9b8 100644
--- a/namei.c
+++ b/namei.c
@@ -613,7 +613,8 @@ static int exfat_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 
 	i_pos = exfat_make_i_pos(&info);
 	inode = exfat_build_inode(sb, &info, i_pos);
-	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+	err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(inode);
+	if (err)
 		goto unlock;
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 16, 0)
@@ -798,10 +799,9 @@ static struct dentry *exfat_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	i_pos = exfat_make_i_pos(&info);
 	inode = exfat_build_inode(sb, &info, i_pos);
-	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+	err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(inode);
+	if (err)
 		goto unlock;
-	}
 
 	i_mode = inode->i_mode;
 	alias = d_find_alias(inode);
@@ -972,10 +972,9 @@ static int exfat_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 
 	i_pos = exfat_make_i_pos(&info);
 	inode = exfat_build_inode(sb, &info, i_pos);
-	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+	err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(inode);
+	if (err)
 		goto unlock;
-	}
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 16, 0)
 	inode_inc_iversion(inode);