diff --git a/lib/test_firmware.c b/lib/test_firmware.c
index 92d7195d5b5b..dd3850ec1dfa 100644
--- a/lib/test_firmware.c
+++ b/lib/test_firmware.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static int __kstrncpy(char **dst, const char *name, size_t count, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	*dst = kstrndup(name, count, gfp);
 	if (!*dst)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static ssize_t trigger_request_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	name = kstrndup(buf, count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pr_info("loading '%s'\n", name);
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static ssize_t trigger_async_request_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	name = kstrndup(buf, count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pr_info("loading '%s'\n", name);
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static ssize_t trigger_custom_fallback_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	name = kstrndup(buf, count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pr_info("loading '%s' using custom fallback mechanism\n", name);
 
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static int test_fw_run_batch_request(void *data)
 
 		test_buf = kzalloc(TEST_FIRMWARE_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!test_buf)
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		req->rc = request_firmware_into_buf(&req->fw,
 						    req->name,