diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index c5b24e6cadfe..af51e7d4e262 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ static int hpsa_get_device_id(struct ctlr_info *h, unsigned char *scsi3addr,
 		buflen = 16;
 	buf = kzalloc(64, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	rc = hpsa_scsi_do_inquiry(h, scsi3addr, VPD_PAGE | 0x83, buf, 64);
 	if (rc == 0)
 		memcpy(device_id, &buf[8], buflen);