diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
index e32681ee7b9f..1671f6f9ea80 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ static int hv_timesync_init(struct hv_util_service *srv)
 	 */
 	hv_ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&ptp_hyperv_info, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(hv_ptp_clock)) {
-		pr_err("cannot register PTP clock: %ld\n",
-		       PTR_ERR(hv_ptp_clock));
+		pr_err("cannot register PTP clock: %d\n",
+		       PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(hv_ptp_clock));
 		hv_ptp_clock = NULL;
 	}