diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_page_pool.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_page_pool.c
index e3a6e327ec0a..6d2caf04943c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_page_pool.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_page_pool.c
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "ion.h"
 
-static void *ion_page_pool_alloc_pages(struct ion_page_pool *pool)
+static inline struct page *ion_page_pool_alloc_pages(struct ion_page_pool *pool)
 {
-	struct page *page = alloc_pages(pool->gfp_mask, pool->order);
-
-	if (!page)
-		return NULL;
-	return page;
+	return alloc_pages(pool->gfp_mask, pool->order);
 }
 
 static void ion_page_pool_free_pages(struct ion_page_pool *pool,