diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
index 05108618430da866e680ac51498f229e1be8f4ea..cdd8f9a867a963ebec21bd21a36ad2fb68feb449 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
@@ -1017,8 +1017,10 @@ static int mwifiex_prog_fw_w_helper(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 
 	/* Allocate memory for receive */
 	recv_buff = kzalloc(FW_DNLD_RX_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!recv_buff)
+	if (!recv_buff) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
 	do {
 		/* Send pseudo data to check winner status first */