diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
index 42c2ad3e3668..d0701e8eca9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_assign_target_mem_chunk(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 			if (!hremote_node) {
 				ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_QMI,
 					   "qmi fail to get hremote_node\n");
-				return ret;
+				return -ENODEV;
 			}
 
 			ret = of_address_to_resource(hremote_node, 0, &res);