diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index d870478..92fa155 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
@@ -487,23 +488,22 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	{
-		int err;
 		struct tc_action *act;
 
 		if (map->police && tb[map->police]) {
 			act = tcf_action_init_1(tb[map->police], rate_tlv,
 						"police", TCA_ACT_NOREPLACE,
-						TCA_ACT_BIND, &err);
-			if (act == NULL)
-				return err;
+						TCA_ACT_BIND);
+			if (IS_ERR(act))
+				return PTR_ERR(act);
 
 			act->type = TCA_OLD_COMPAT;
 			exts->action = act;
 		} else if (map->action && tb[map->action]) {
 			act = tcf_action_init(tb[map->action], rate_tlv, NULL,
-				TCA_ACT_NOREPLACE, TCA_ACT_BIND, &err);
-			if (act == NULL)
-				return err;
+					      TCA_ACT_NOREPLACE, TCA_ACT_BIND);
+			if (IS_ERR(act))
+				return PTR_ERR(act);
 
 			exts->action = act;
 		}