diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c
index 016b77ee88f0e..71fa7d42966cf 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ lowpan_alloc_frag(struct sk_buff *skb, int size,
 			return ERR_PTR(-rc);
 		}
 	} else {
-		frag = ERR_PTR(ENOMEM);
+		frag = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
 	return frag;