diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
index 898f22aa796e..3ccf93184c9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t rswitch_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *nd
 		ts_info = kzalloc(sizeof(*ts_info), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!ts_info) {
 			dma_unmap_single(ndev->dev.parent, dma_addr, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			return ret;
 		}
 
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;