diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 01ee73c9d675..249b2ba6dc81 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@ static int __ref get_nid_for_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
 	return pfn_to_nid(pfn);
 }
 
-static int do_register_memory_block_under_node(int nid,
-					       struct memory_block *mem_blk)
+static void do_register_memory_block_under_node(int nid,
+						struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -775,12 +775,19 @@ static int do_register_memory_block_under_node(int nid,
 	ret = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj,
 				       &mem_blk->dev.kobj,
 				       kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (ret && ret != -EEXIST)
+		dev_err_ratelimited(&node_devices[nid]->dev,
+				    "can't create link to %s in sysfs (%d)\n",
+				    kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj), ret);
 
-	return sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&mem_blk->dev.kobj,
+	ret = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&mem_blk->dev.kobj,
 				&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj,
 				kobject_name(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj));
+	if (ret && ret != -EEXIST)
+		dev_err_ratelimited(&mem_blk->dev,
+				    "can't create link to %s in sysfs (%d)\n",
+				    kobject_name(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj),
+				    ret);
 }
 
 /* register memory section under specified node if it spans that node */
@@ -817,7 +824,8 @@ static int register_mem_block_under_node_early(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
 			continue;
 
 		/* The memory block is registered to the first matching node */
-		return do_register_memory_block_under_node(nid, mem_blk);
+		do_register_memory_block_under_node(nid, mem_blk);
+		return 0;
 	}
 	/* mem section does not span the specified node */
 	return 0;
@@ -832,7 +840,8 @@ static int register_mem_block_under_node_hotplug(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
 {
 	int nid = *(int *)arg;
 
-	return do_register_memory_block_under_node(nid, mem_blk);
+	do_register_memory_block_under_node(nid, mem_blk);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -850,8 +859,8 @@ void unregister_memory_block_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 			  kobject_name(&node_devices[mem_blk->nid]->dev.kobj));
 }
 
-int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
-		      enum meminit_context context)
+void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
+		       enum meminit_context context)
 {
 	walk_memory_blocks_func_t func;
 
@@ -860,9 +869,9 @@ int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
 	else
 		func = register_mem_block_under_node_early;
 
-	return walk_memory_blocks(PFN_PHYS(start_pfn),
-				  PFN_PHYS(end_pfn - start_pfn), (void *)&nid,
-				  func);
+	walk_memory_blocks(PFN_PHYS(start_pfn), PFN_PHYS(end_pfn - start_pfn),
+			   (void *)&nid, func);
+	return;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLBFS
diff --git a/include/linux/node.h b/include/linux/node.h
index 014ba3ab2efd..8e5a29897936 100644
--- a/include/linux/node.h
+++ b/include/linux/node.h
@@ -99,15 +99,14 @@ extern struct node *node_devices[];
 typedef  void (*node_registration_func_t)(struct node *);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE) && defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
-int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
-		      unsigned long end_pfn,
-		      enum meminit_context context);
+void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+		       unsigned long end_pfn,
+		       enum meminit_context context);
 #else
-static inline int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
-				    unsigned long end_pfn,
-				    enum meminit_context context)
+static inline void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+				     unsigned long end_pfn,
+				     enum meminit_context context)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -130,8 +129,7 @@ static inline int register_one_node(int nid)
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 		/* link memory sections under this node */
-		error = link_mem_sections(nid, start_pfn, end_pfn,
-					  MEMINIT_EARLY);
+		link_mem_sections(nid, start_pfn, end_pfn, MEMINIT_EARLY);
 	}
 
 	return error;
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 03df20078827..01e01a530d38 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1080,9 +1080,8 @@ int __ref add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *res)
 	}
 
 	/* link memory sections under this node.*/
-	ret = link_mem_sections(nid, PFN_DOWN(start), PFN_UP(start + size - 1),
-				MEMINIT_HOTPLUG);
-	BUG_ON(ret);
+	link_mem_sections(nid, PFN_DOWN(start), PFN_UP(start + size - 1),
+			  MEMINIT_HOTPLUG);
 
 	/* create new memmap entry */
 	if (!strcmp(res->name, "System RAM"))
