diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 60eb890800ec44f3de488aca05ffad471d51e162..0c1c65a9ce5e31edb87ccb27e5bb377523f99f1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ static int pch_gbe_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 		if (err) {
 			adapter->rx_buffer_len = old_rx_buffer_len;
 			pch_gbe_up(adapter);
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			return err;
 		} else {
 			netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
 			adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size = max_frame;