diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
index 01b799e92ae6..0b24d31f966d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
@@ -309,8 +309,10 @@ static void nvmet_execute_get_log_page_rmi(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	}
 
 	log = kzalloc_obj(*log);
-	if (!log)
+	if (!log) {
+		status = NVME_SC_INTERNAL;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	log->endgid = req->cmd->get_log_page.lsi;
 	disk = req->ns->bdev->bd_disk;