diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
index 9e0ffaf1d942..8d65b74b7bb9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ static int __net_init iptable_nat_net_init(struct net *net)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	net->ipv4.nat_table = ipt_register_table(net, &nf_nat_ipv4_table, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	if (IS_ERR(net->ipv4.nat_table))
-		return PTR_ERR(net->ipv4.nat_table);
-	return 0;
+	return PTR_RET(net->ipv4.nat_table);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit iptable_nat_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
index e418bd6350a4..4c8219e94e55 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
@@ -275,9 +275,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6table_nat_net_init(struct net *net)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	net->ipv6.ip6table_nat = ip6t_register_table(net, &nf_nat_ipv6_table, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	if (IS_ERR(net->ipv6.ip6table_nat))
-		return PTR_ERR(net->ipv6.ip6table_nat);
-	return 0;
+	return PTR_RET(net->ipv6.ip6table_nat);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ip6table_nat_net_exit(struct net *net)