diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 5ad14c39d48c..de75dcc0947c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -716,8 +716,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_reg_mr(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		goto err_free;
 
 	pd = uobj_get_obj_read(pd, UVERBS_OBJECT_PD, cmd.pd_handle, attrs);
-	if (!pd) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(pd)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(pd);
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
@@ -807,8 +807,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_rereg_mr(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 	if (cmd.flags & IB_MR_REREG_PD) {
 		new_pd = uobj_get_obj_read(pd, UVERBS_OBJECT_PD, cmd.pd_handle,
 					   attrs);
-		if (!new_pd) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(new_pd)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(new_pd);
 			goto put_uobjs;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_alloc_mw(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return PTR_ERR(uobj);
 
 	pd = uobj_get_obj_read(pd, UVERBS_OBJECT_PD, cmd.pd_handle, attrs);
-	if (!pd) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(pd)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(pd);
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
@@ -1125,8 +1125,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_resize_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return ret;
 
 	cq = uobj_get_obj_read(cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ, cmd.cq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!cq)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(cq))
+		return PTR_ERR(cq);
 
 	ret = cq->device->ops.resize_cq(cq, cmd.cqe, &attrs->driver_udata);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1187,8 +1187,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_poll_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return ret;
 
 	cq = uobj_get_obj_read(cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ, cmd.cq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!cq)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(cq))
+		return PTR_ERR(cq);
 
 	/* we copy a struct ib_uverbs_poll_cq_resp to user space */
 	header_ptr = attrs->ucore.outbuf;
@@ -1236,8 +1236,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_req_notify_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return ret;
 
 	cq = uobj_get_obj_read(cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ, cmd.cq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!cq)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(cq))
+		return PTR_ERR(cq);
 
 	ib_req_notify_cq(cq, cmd.solicited_only ?
 			 IB_CQ_SOLICITED : IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP);
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@ static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 		ind_tbl = uobj_get_obj_read(rwq_ind_table,
 					    UVERBS_OBJECT_RWQ_IND_TBL,
 					    cmd->rwq_ind_tbl_handle, attrs);
-		if (!ind_tbl) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(ind_tbl)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(ind_tbl);
 			goto err_put;
 		}
 
@@ -1358,8 +1358,10 @@ static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 			if (cmd->is_srq) {
 				srq = uobj_get_obj_read(srq, UVERBS_OBJECT_SRQ,
 							cmd->srq_handle, attrs);
-				if (!srq || srq->srq_type == IB_SRQT_XRC) {
-					ret = -EINVAL;
+				if (IS_ERR(srq) ||
+				    srq->srq_type == IB_SRQT_XRC) {
+					ret = IS_ERR(srq) ? PTR_ERR(srq) :
+								  -EINVAL;
 					goto err_put;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1369,23 +1371,29 @@ static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 					rcq = uobj_get_obj_read(
 						cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ,
 						cmd->recv_cq_handle, attrs);
-					if (!rcq) {
-						ret = -EINVAL;
+					if (IS_ERR(rcq)) {
+						ret = PTR_ERR(rcq);
 						goto err_put;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (has_sq)
+		if (has_sq) {
 			scq = uobj_get_obj_read(cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ,
 						cmd->send_cq_handle, attrs);
+			if (IS_ERR(scq)) {
+				ret = PTR_ERR(scq);
+				goto err_put;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (!ind_tbl && cmd->qp_type != IB_QPT_XRC_INI)
 			rcq = rcq ?: scq;
 		pd = uobj_get_obj_read(pd, UVERBS_OBJECT_PD, cmd->pd_handle,
 				       attrs);
-		if (!pd || (!scq && has_sq)) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(pd)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(pd);
 			goto err_put;
 		}
 
@@ -1480,18 +1488,18 @@ static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 err_put:
 	if (!IS_ERR(xrcd_uobj))
 		uobj_put_read(xrcd_uobj);
-	if (pd)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pd))
 		uobj_put_obj_read(pd);
-	if (scq)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(scq))
 		rdma_lookup_put_uobject(&scq->uobject->uevent.uobject,
 					UVERBS_LOOKUP_READ);
-	if (rcq && rcq != scq)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rcq) && rcq != scq)
 		rdma_lookup_put_uobject(&rcq->uobject->uevent.uobject,
 					UVERBS_LOOKUP_READ);
-	if (srq)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(srq))
 		rdma_lookup_put_uobject(&srq->uobject->uevent.uobject,
 					UVERBS_LOOKUP_READ);
-	if (ind_tbl)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ind_tbl))
 		uobj_put_obj_read(ind_tbl);
 
 	uobj_alloc_abort(&obj->uevent.uobject, attrs);
@@ -1653,8 +1661,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_query_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 	}
 
 	qp = uobj_get_obj_read(qp, UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, cmd.qp_handle, attrs);
-	if (!qp) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(qp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(qp);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1759,8 +1767,8 @@ static int modify_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 
 	qp = uobj_get_obj_read(qp, UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, cmd->base.qp_handle,
 			       attrs);
-	if (!qp) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(qp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(qp);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2026,8 +2034,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_post_send(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	qp = uobj_get_obj_read(qp, UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, cmd.qp_handle, attrs);
-	if (!qp) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(qp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(qp);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2064,9 +2072,9 @@ static int ib_uverbs_post_send(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 
 			ud->ah = uobj_get_obj_read(ah, UVERBS_OBJECT_AH,
 						   user_wr->wr.ud.ah, attrs);
-			if (!ud->ah) {
+			if (IS_ERR(ud->ah)) {
+				ret = PTR_ERR(ud->ah);
 				kfree(ud);
-				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto out_put;
 			}
 			ud->remote_qpn = user_wr->wr.ud.remote_qpn;
@@ -2303,8 +2311,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_post_recv(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return PTR_ERR(wr);
 
 	qp = uobj_get_obj_read(qp, UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, cmd.qp_handle, attrs);
-	if (!qp) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(qp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(qp);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2354,8 +2362,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_post_srq_recv(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return PTR_ERR(wr);
 
 	srq = uobj_get_obj_read(srq, UVERBS_OBJECT_SRQ, cmd.srq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!srq) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(srq)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(srq);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2411,8 +2419,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_create_ah(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 	}
 
 	pd = uobj_get_obj_read(pd, UVERBS_OBJECT_PD, cmd.pd_handle, attrs);
-	if (!pd) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(pd)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(pd);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -2481,8 +2489,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_attach_mcast(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return ret;
 
 	qp = uobj_get_obj_read(qp, UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, cmd.qp_handle, attrs);
-	if (!qp)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(qp))
+		return PTR_ERR(qp);
 
 	obj = qp->uobject;
 
@@ -2531,8 +2539,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_detach_mcast(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return ret;
 
 	qp = uobj_get_obj_read(qp, UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, cmd.qp_handle, attrs);
-	if (!qp)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(qp))
+		return PTR_ERR(qp);
 
 	obj = qp->uobject;
 	mutex_lock(&obj->mcast_lock);
@@ -2666,8 +2674,8 @@ static int kern_spec_to_ib_spec_action(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 							UVERBS_OBJECT_FLOW_ACTION,
 							kern_spec->action.handle,
 							attrs);
-		if (!ib_spec->action.act)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(ib_spec->action.act))
+			return PTR_ERR(ib_spec->action.act);
 		ib_spec->action.size =
 			sizeof(struct ib_flow_spec_action_handle);
 		flow_resources_add(uflow_res,
@@ -2684,8 +2692,8 @@ static int kern_spec_to_ib_spec_action(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 					  UVERBS_OBJECT_COUNTERS,
 					  kern_spec->flow_count.handle,
 					  attrs);
-		if (!ib_spec->flow_count.counters)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(ib_spec->flow_count.counters))
+			return PTR_ERR(ib_spec->flow_count.counters);
 		ib_spec->flow_count.size =
 				sizeof(struct ib_flow_spec_action_count);
 		flow_resources_add(uflow_res,
@@ -2903,14 +2911,14 @@ static int ib_uverbs_ex_create_wq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return PTR_ERR(obj);
 
 	pd = uobj_get_obj_read(pd, UVERBS_OBJECT_PD, cmd.pd_handle, attrs);
-	if (!pd) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(pd)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(pd);
 		goto err_uobj;
 	}
 
 	cq = uobj_get_obj_read(cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ, cmd.cq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!cq) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(cq)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(cq);
 		goto err_put_pd;
 	}
 
@@ -3011,8 +3019,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_ex_modify_wq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	wq = uobj_get_obj_read(wq, UVERBS_OBJECT_WQ, cmd.wq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!wq)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(wq))
+		return PTR_ERR(wq);
 
 	if (cmd.attr_mask & IB_WQ_FLAGS) {
 		wq_attr.flags = cmd.flags;
@@ -3095,8 +3103,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_ex_create_rwq_ind_table(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 			num_read_wqs++) {
 		wq = uobj_get_obj_read(wq, UVERBS_OBJECT_WQ,
 				       wqs_handles[num_read_wqs], attrs);
-		if (!wq) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(wq)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(wq);
 			goto put_wqs;
 		}
 
@@ -3251,8 +3259,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_ex_create_flow(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 	}
 
 	qp = uobj_get_obj_read(qp, UVERBS_OBJECT_QP, cmd.qp_handle, attrs);
-	if (!qp) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(qp)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(qp);
 		goto err_uobj;
 	}
 
@@ -3398,15 +3406,15 @@ static int __uverbs_create_xsrq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 	if (ib_srq_has_cq(cmd->srq_type)) {
 		attr.ext.cq = uobj_get_obj_read(cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ,
 						cmd->cq_handle, attrs);
-		if (!attr.ext.cq) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(attr.ext.cq)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(attr.ext.cq);
 			goto err_put_xrcd;
 		}
 	}
 
 	pd = uobj_get_obj_read(pd, UVERBS_OBJECT_PD, cmd->pd_handle, attrs);
-	if (!pd) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(pd)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(pd);
 		goto err_put_cq;
 	}
 
@@ -3513,8 +3521,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_modify_srq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return ret;
 
 	srq = uobj_get_obj_read(srq, UVERBS_OBJECT_SRQ, cmd.srq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!srq)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(srq))
+		return PTR_ERR(srq);
 
 	attr.max_wr    = cmd.max_wr;
 	attr.srq_limit = cmd.srq_limit;
@@ -3541,8 +3549,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_query_srq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return ret;
 
 	srq = uobj_get_obj_read(srq, UVERBS_OBJECT_SRQ, cmd.srq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!srq)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(srq))
+		return PTR_ERR(srq);
 
 	ret = ib_query_srq(srq, &attr);
 
@@ -3667,8 +3675,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_ex_modify_cq(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	cq = uobj_get_obj_read(cq, UVERBS_OBJECT_CQ, cmd.cq_handle, attrs);
-	if (!cq)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (IS_ERR(cq))
+		return PTR_ERR(cq);
 
 	ret = rdma_set_cq_moderation(cq, cmd.attr.cq_count, cmd.attr.cq_period);
 
diff --git a/include/rdma/uverbs_std_types.h b/include/rdma/uverbs_std_types.h
index fe0512116958..555ea3d142a4 100644
--- a/include/rdma/uverbs_std_types.h
+++ b/include/rdma/uverbs_std_types.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 static inline void *_uobj_get_obj_read(struct ib_uobject *uobj)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR(uobj))
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_CAST(uobj);
 	return uobj->object;
 }
 #define uobj_get_obj_read(_object, _type, _id, _attrs)                         \
