diff --git a/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c b/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c
index af16d3485de04..39d0241186102 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/inftlmount.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int check_free_sectors(struct INFTLrecord *inftl, unsigned int address,
 
 	buf = kmalloc(SECTORSIZE + mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = -1;
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i += SECTORSIZE) {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nftlmount.c b/drivers/mtd/nftlmount.c
index 444a77bb76921..fd331bc15871f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nftlmount.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nftlmount.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int check_free_sectors(struct NFTLrecord *nftl, unsigned int address, int
 
 	buf = kmalloc(SECTORSIZE + mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = -1;
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i += SECTORSIZE) {