diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index f382cae983ba..92e3fd44e3b0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -1096,8 +1096,10 @@ static int __init cfg80211_init(void)
 		goto out_fail_reg;
 
 	cfg80211_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("cfg80211");
-	if (!cfg80211_wq)
+	if (!cfg80211_wq) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_fail_wq;
+	}
 
 	return 0;