diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
index 6241866d39df..75cfbcfb7626 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int wl1271_tx_allocate(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
 		if (skb_headroom(skb) < (total_len - skb->len) &&
 		    pskb_expand_head(skb, (total_len - skb->len), 0, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
 			wl1271_free_tx_id(wl, id);
-			return -EAGAIN;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		desc = skb_push(skb, total_len - skb->len);