diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
index 5fac8b781453..f9cd45860bee 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ out_alloc_disk:
 	blk_cleanup_queue(dev->queue);
 	dev->queue = NULL;
 out_alloc_queue:
-	return -EIO;
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static int __init simdisk_init(void)