diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 931b65591f4d..9b0b22b65cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ static struct sock *gtp_encap_enable_socket(int fd, int type,
 	sock = sockfd_lookup(fd, &err);
 	if (!sock) {
 		pr_debug("gtp socket fd=%d not found\n", fd);
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
 	sk = sock->sk;