diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c
index 0b6ca424c11d..3d64081c4819 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c
@@ -575,8 +575,10 @@ retry:
 		dw = (len + 3) >> 2;
 		addr = dma_map_single(&ppd->dd->pcidev->dev, sge->vaddr,
 				      dw << 2, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-		if (dma_mapping_error(&ppd->dd->pcidev->dev, addr))
+		if (dma_mapping_error(&ppd->dd->pcidev->dev, addr)) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto unmap;
+		}
 		sdmadesc[0] = 0;
 		make_sdma_desc(ppd, sdmadesc, (u64) addr, dw, dwoffset);
 		/* SDmaUseLargeBuf has to be set in every descriptor */