diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 86a9c38..7c85dde 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@
 
 	req = ceph_osdc_alloc_request(orig_req->r_osdc, snapc, 2,
 			false, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(req);
+	if (!req) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		req = orig_req;
 		goto out;
 	}