diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
index 13693b7a0d5c..75c262694632 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static int btmrvl_sdio_card_to_host(struct btmrvl_private *priv)
 	skb = bt_skb_alloc(num_blocks * blksz + BTSDIO_DMA_ALIGN, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (skb == NULL) {
 		BT_ERR("No free skb");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto exit;
 	}