diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
index 028a182bcc9e..d32c726f7a12 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
@@ -427,12 +427,12 @@ char **xenbus_directory(struct xenbus_transaction t,
 
 	path = join(dir, node);
 	if (IS_ERR(path))
-		return (char **)path;
+		return ERR_CAST(path);
 
 	strings = xs_single(t, XS_DIRECTORY, path, &len);
 	kfree(path);
 	if (IS_ERR(strings))
-		return (char **)strings;
+		return ERR_CAST(strings);
 
 	return split(strings, len, num);
 }
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void *xenbus_read(struct xenbus_transaction t,
 
 	path = join(dir, node);
 	if (IS_ERR(path))
-		return (void *)path;
+		return ERR_CAST(path);
 
 	ret = xs_single(t, XS_READ, path, len);
 	kfree(path);