diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c
index 4e857dd5df64..5f225999d715 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static int mctp_i3c_read(struct mctp_i3c_device *mi)
 			       mi->mrl + sizeof(struct mctp_i3c_internal_hdr));
 	if (!skb) {
 		stats->rx_dropped++;
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_MCTP);