diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
index a19755ebd72c301bb9dc766493841d9c5a0d1e69..1443a238a520f0f37d6f2fcc0bed1ff161c17c2b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ static int mon_mgmt_tx(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	mgmt_tx = kmalloc(sizeof(*mgmt_tx), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!mgmt_tx) {
 		PRINT_ER("Failed to allocate memory for mgmt_tx structure\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	mgmt_tx->buff = kmalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!mgmt_tx->buff) {
 		PRINT_ER("Failed to allocate memory for mgmt_tx buff\n");
 		kfree(mgmt_tx);
-		return -EFAULT;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	mgmt_tx->size = len;