struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_ah_attr *attr)
 {
        struct ipoib_ah *ah;
+       struct ib_ah *vah;
 
        ah = kmalloc(sizeof *ah, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ah)
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        ah->dev       = dev;
        ah->last_send = 0;
        kref_init(&ah->ref);
 
-       ah->ah = ib_create_ah(pd, attr);
-       if (IS_ERR(ah->ah)) {
+       vah = ib_create_ah(pd, attr);
+       if (IS_ERR(vah)) {
                kfree(ah);
-               ah = NULL;
-       } else
+               ah = (struct ipoib_ah *)vah;
+       } else {
+               ah->ah = vah;
                ipoib_dbg(netdev_priv(dev), "Created ah %p\n", ah->ah);
+       }
 
        return ah;
 }
 
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-       if (ah) {
+       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ah)) {
                path->pathrec = *pathrec;
 
                old_ah   = path->ah;
 
                av.grh.dgid = mcast->mcmember.mgid;
 
                ah = ipoib_create_ah(dev, priv->pd, &av);
-               if (!ah) {
-                       ipoib_warn(priv, "ib_address_create failed\n");
+               if (IS_ERR(ah)) {
+                       ipoib_warn(priv, "ib_address_create failed %ld\n",
+                               -PTR_ERR(ah));
+                       /* use original error */
+                       return PTR_ERR(ah);
                } else {
                        spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
                        mcast->ah = ah;