diff --git a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
index 899364d097f5..d439ee0eadb1 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static struct bpf_map *dev_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	if (err)
 		goto free_dtab;
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
 	/* A per cpu bitfield with a bit per possible net device */
 	dtab->flush_needed = __alloc_percpu(
 				BITS_TO_LONGS(attr->max_entries) *