diff --git a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
index 48413b5eb61f..9257292bd1ae 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
@@ -260,8 +260,10 @@ static int __vlan_add(struct net_bridge_vlan *v, u16 flags,
 		}
 
 		masterv = br_vlan_get_master(br, v->vid, extack);
-		if (!masterv)
+		if (!masterv) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_filt;
+		}
 		v->brvlan = masterv;
 		if (br_opt_get(br, BROPT_VLAN_STATS_PER_PORT)) {
 			v->stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct br_vlan_stats);