diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
index 81c499eceb21..e1a0a3bf9716 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ thermal_throttle_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		mutex_unlock(&therm_cpu_lock);
 		break;
 	}
-	return err ? NOTIFY_BAD : NOTIFY_OK;
+	return notifier_from_errno(err);
 }
 
 static struct notifier_block thermal_throttle_cpu_notifier __cpuinitdata =
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
index 8b862d5900fe..1b7b31ab7d86 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuid_class_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		cpuid_device_destroy(cpu);
 		break;
 	}
-	return err ? NOTIFY_BAD : NOTIFY_OK;
+	return notifier_from_errno(err);
 }
 
 static struct notifier_block __refdata cpuid_class_cpu_notifier =
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
index 4d4468e9f47c..7bf2dc4c8f70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int __cpuinit msr_class_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		msr_device_destroy(cpu);
 		break;
 	}
-	return err ? NOTIFY_BAD : NOTIFY_OK;
+	return notifier_from_errno(err);
 }
 
 static struct notifier_block __refdata msr_class_cpu_notifier = {