diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
index cbb20c32a6c8..d908d49dc9f8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ int bnep_add_connection(struct bnep_connadd_req *req, struct socket *sock)
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct bnep_session),
 			   (*req->device) ? req->device : "bnep%d",
 			   bnep_net_setup);
-	if (!dev) 
-		return ENOMEM;
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 
 	down_write(&bnep_session_sem);