diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
index 99b21a2c83861..f4a26f16f00f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
@@ -1038,8 +1038,10 @@ static int rsi_load_9116_firmware(struct rsi_hw *adapter)
 	}
 
 	ta_firmware = kmemdup(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ta_firmware)
+	if (!ta_firmware) {
+		status = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail_release_fw;
+	}
 	fw_p = ta_firmware;
 	instructions_sz = fw_entry->size;
 	rsi_dbg(INFO_ZONE, "FW Length = %d bytes\n", instructions_sz);