diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index e72d273999834..84e779f93f0a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_napi_alloc_frags(struct tun_file *tfile,
 	int i;
 
 	if (it->nr_segs > MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EMSGSIZE);
 
 	local_bh_disable();
 	skb = napi_get_frags(&tfile->napi);