diff --git a/include/linux/iommu.h b/include/linux/iommu.h
index 1d70dd0d0c8cf9fccf6e8a73e835facdd36fcefa..293219ee6fb933c7db8c22bd748d5b984a4d658b 100644
--- a/include/linux/iommu.h
+++ b/include/linux/iommu.h
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ struct iommu_domain *iommu_sva_domain_alloc(struct device *dev,
 static inline struct iommu_sva *
 iommu_sva_bind_device(struct device *dev, struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
 static inline void iommu_sva_unbind_device(struct iommu_sva *handle)