diff --git a/include/linux/err.h b/include/linux/err.h
index 221fcfb676c47..15f92e0724502 100644
--- a/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/include/linux/err.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static inline void * __must_check ERR_CAST(__force const void *ptr)
 	return (void *) ptr;
 }
 
-static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(__force const void *ptr)
+static inline int __must_check PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__force const void *ptr)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR(ptr))
 		return PTR_ERR(ptr);
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(__force const void *ptr)
 		return 0;
 }
 
+/* Deprecated */
+#define PTR_RET(p) PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(p)
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */