diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index f80d0194c9bc..80fc92a49649 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ extern int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 #if VM_GROWSUP
 extern int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address);
 #else
-  #define expand_upwards(vma, address) do { } while (0)
+  #define expand_upwards(vma, address) (0)
 #endif
 
 /* Look up the first VMA which satisfies  addr < vm_end,  NULL if none. */
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index ca920d1fd314..d7e497e98f46 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@ static inline int check_stack_guard_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned lo
 		if (prev && prev->vm_end == address)
 			return prev->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 
-		expand_downwards(vma, address - PAGE_SIZE);
+		return expand_downwards(vma, address - PAGE_SIZE);
 	}
 	if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP) && address + PAGE_SIZE == vma->vm_end) {
 		struct vm_area_struct *next = vma->vm_next;
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ static inline int check_stack_guard_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned lo
 		if (next && next->vm_start == address + PAGE_SIZE)
 			return next->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 
-		expand_upwards(vma, address + PAGE_SIZE);
+		return expand_upwards(vma, address + PAGE_SIZE);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }