diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index cc9d421c0929..b82bb0b08161 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 		kfree(desc);
 
 	END_USE(vq);
-	return -EIO;
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 /**