diff --git a/crypto/ctr.c b/crypto/ctr.c
index 6c3bfab..4ca7222 100644
--- a/crypto/ctr.c
+++ b/crypto/ctr.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 	alg = crypto_attr_alg(tb[1], CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER,
 				  CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(alg))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg));
+		return ERR_CAST(alg);
 
 	/* Block size must be >= 4 bytes. */
 	err = -EINVAL;