diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index bb9e9fc45e1b..c5ac160a8ae9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int tlb_initialize(struct bonding *bond)
 
 	new_hashtbl = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_hashtbl)
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&bond->mode_lock);