diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index 3735c9fe1502..67cbb05d34ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ static int gpio_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	cdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cdev)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	cdev->watched_lines = bitmap_zalloc(gdev->ngpio, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cdev->watched_lines)