diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c b/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c
index d6ceb3df0047..2c71077cacfd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void *__dma_alloc_noncoherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 no_map:
 	__dma_free_coherent(dev, size, ptr, *dma_handle, attrs);
 no_mem:
-	*dma_handle = ~0;
+	*dma_handle = DMA_ERROR_CODE;
 	return NULL;
 }