diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h
index dca9fa4e4c..9e8b17c827 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAS_PCI
 
 #include <asm/p2m.h>
+#include <xen/err.h>
 
 #define pci_to_dev(pcidev) (&(pcidev)->arch.dev)
 
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ struct pci_ecam_ops {
 /* Default ECAM ops */
 extern const struct pci_ecam_ops pci_generic_ecam_ops;
 
-int pci_host_common_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
-                          const struct pci_ecam_ops *ops);
+struct pci_host_bridge *pci_host_common_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
+                                              const struct pci_ecam_ops *ops);
 int pci_generic_config_read(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge, pci_sbdf_t sbdf,
                             uint32_t reg, uint32_t len, uint32_t *value);
 int pci_generic_config_write(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge, pci_sbdf_t sbdf,
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-common.c b/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-common.c
index c0faf0f436..53953d4895 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-common.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-common.c
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ static int pci_bus_find_domain_nr(struct dt_device_node *dev)
     return domain;
 }
 
-int pci_host_common_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
-                          const struct pci_ecam_ops *ops)
+struct pci_host_bridge *pci_host_common_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
+                                              const struct pci_ecam_ops *ops)
 {
     struct pci_host_bridge *bridge;
     struct pci_config_window *cfg;
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ int pci_host_common_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
     int domain;
 
     if ( dt_device_for_passthrough(dev) )
-        return 0;
+        return NULL;
 
     bridge = pci_alloc_host_bridge();
     if ( !bridge )
-        return -ENOMEM;
+        return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
     /* Parse and map our Configuration Space windows */
     cfg = gen_pci_init(dev, ops);
@@ -244,12 +244,12 @@ int pci_host_common_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
     bridge->segment = domain;
     pci_add_host_bridge(bridge);
 
-    return 0;
+    return bridge;
 
 err_exit:
     xfree(bridge);
 
-    return err;
+    return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-generic.c b/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-generic.c
index 46de6e43cc..a6ffbda174 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-generic.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-generic.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static const struct dt_device_match __initconstrel gen_pci_dt_match[] =
 static int __init pci_host_generic_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
                                          const void *data)
 {
-    return pci_host_common_probe(dev, &pci_generic_ecam_ops);
+    return PTR_RET(pci_host_common_probe(dev, &pci_generic_ecam_ops));
 }
 
 DT_DEVICE_START(pci_gen, "PCI HOST GENERIC", DEVICE_PCI_HOSTBRIDGE)
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-zynqmp.c b/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-zynqmp.c
index 101edb8593..a38f2e019e 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-zynqmp.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/pci/pci-host-zynqmp.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static const struct dt_device_match __initconstrel nwl_pcie_dt_match[] =
 static int __init pci_host_generic_probe(struct dt_device_node *dev,
                                          const void *data)
 {
-    return pci_host_common_probe(dev, &nwl_pcie_ops);
+    return PTR_RET(pci_host_common_probe(dev, &nwl_pcie_ops));
 }
 
 DT_DEVICE_START(pci_gen, "PCI HOST ZYNQMP", DEVICE_PCI_HOSTBRIDGE)