diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
index 6aefc922a08a..dfbbac92242a 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ static int qca_read_fw_build_info(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	}
 
 	build_label = kstrndup(&edl->data[1], build_lbl_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!build_label)
+	if (!build_label) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	hci_set_fw_info(hdev, "%s", build_label);