diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index bb11fc87bbae..675f27ef6872 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ static void notify_rule_change(int event, struct fib_rule *rule,
 {
 	struct net *net;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	int err = -ENOBUFS;
+	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
 	net = ops->fro_net;
 	skb = nlmsg_new(fib_rule_nlmsg_size(ops, rule), GFP_KERNEL);