diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/virt_wifi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/virt_wifi.c
index 90ecb7e8834f..9c303f482aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/virt_wifi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/virt_wifi.c
@@ -527,8 +527,10 @@ static int virt_wifi_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &priv->lowerdev->dev);
 	dev->ieee80211_ptr = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev->ieee80211_ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (!dev->ieee80211_ptr)
+	if (!dev->ieee80211_ptr) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto remove_handler;
+	}
 
 	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
 	dev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy = common_wiphy;