diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 82d2eb8c21d1..edb6ac17ceca 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -958,8 +958,10 @@ static int qrtr_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	plen = (len + 3) & ~3;
 	skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, plen + QRTR_HDR_MAX_SIZE,
 				  msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, &rc);
-	if (!skb)
+	if (!skb) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_node;
+	}
 
 	skb_reserve(skb, QRTR_HDR_MAX_SIZE);