diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index db7c82742828cf85de1d6fead0927aeff232864e..72107a0627a9957de0ce4c01e6b561f37599b510 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -1704,6 +1704,7 @@ static struct ionic_lif *ionic_lif_alloc(struct ionic *ionic, unsigned int index
 					      GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!lif->rss_ind_tbl) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to allocate rss indirection table, aborting\n");
 		goto err_out_free_qcqs;
 	}