A delta-sigma fractional-N frequency synthesizer having a charge pump with error canceling circuitry eliminates a non-linear term from the charge pump transfer function. The charge pump includes a matched pair of charging current sources, each supplying a first current IP1 to a common node, when enabled. The charge pump also includes a matched pair of discharging current sources, each sinking a second current IN1 from the common node, when enabled. The error canceling circuitry includes a charging current source, which supplies a current equal to the second current IN1 to the common node, when enabled. The error canceling circuitry also includes a discharging current source, which sinks a current equal to the first current IP1 from the common node, when enabled. The charging and discharging current sources of the error canceling circuitry are both enabled when either one of the matched pairs of charging and discharging current sources is enabled.