diff --git a/fs/pnode.c b/fs/pnode.c
index bed378d..3e000a5 100644
--- a/fs/pnode.c
+++ b/fs/pnode.c
@@ -237,8 +237,9 @@
 
 		source =  get_source(m, prev_dest_mnt, prev_src_mnt, &type);
 
-		if (!(child = copy_tree(source, source->mnt.mnt_root, type))) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+		child = copy_tree(source, source->mnt.mnt_root, type);
+		if (IS_ERR(child)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(child);
 			list_splice(tree_list, tmp_list.prev);
 			goto out;
 		}