diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index b6c0f08bd80d..3700266229f6 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -352,10 +352,8 @@ static int xsk_generic_xmit(struct sock *sk)
 
 		len = desc.len;
 		skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, len, 1, &err);
-		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
-			err = -EAGAIN;
+		if (unlikely(!skb))
 			goto out;
-		}
 
 		skb_put(skb, len);
 		addr = desc.addr;