diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 9a65df02a13f..3d9fe58c0080 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -3272,7 +3272,7 @@ int btrfs_cross_ref_exist(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 objectid, u64 offset,
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
-		return -ENOENT;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	do {
 		ret = check_committed_ref(root, path, objectid,