diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index 9c3fbf4553cc..c23c04d38a82 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int x25_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	if (protocol)
 		goto out;
 
-	rc = -ENOBUFS;
+	rc = -ENOMEM;
 	if ((sk = x25_alloc_socket(net, kern)) == NULL)
 		goto out;