diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index 3dc3e2897804e8d2fbef1ac125934380da90e5ee..02d60d7f903da89039bd02e1cc5d0acb8ea490ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -1271,8 +1271,8 @@ static int sev_send_update_data(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
 	/* Pin guest memory */
 	guest_page = sev_pin_memory(kvm, params.guest_uaddr & PAGE_MASK,
 				    PAGE_SIZE, &n, 0);
-	if (!guest_page)
-		return -EFAULT;
+	if (IS_ERR(guest_page))
+		return PTR_ERR(guest_page);
 
 	/* allocate memory for header and transport buffer */
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1463,11 +1463,12 @@ static int sev_receive_update_data(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
 	data.trans_len = params.trans_len;
 
 	/* Pin guest memory */
-	ret = -EFAULT;
 	guest_page = sev_pin_memory(kvm, params.guest_uaddr & PAGE_MASK,
 				    PAGE_SIZE, &n, 0);
-	if (!guest_page)
+	if (IS_ERR(guest_page)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(guest_page);
 		goto e_free_trans;
+	}
 
 	/* The RECEIVE_UPDATE_DATA command requires C-bit to be always set. */
 	data.guest_address = (page_to_pfn(guest_page[0]) << PAGE_SHIFT) + offset;