diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
index 32a56fda51fe..7ba1ef270213 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
@@ -331,10 +331,8 @@ static int st_sensors_read_axis_data(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	unsigned int byte_for_channel = ch->scan_type.storagebits >> 3;
 
 	outdata = kmalloc(byte_for_channel, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!outdata) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto st_sensors_read_axis_data_error;
-	}
+	if (!outdata)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	err = sdata->tf->read_multiple_byte(&sdata->tb, sdata->dev,
 				ch->address, byte_for_channel,
@@ -349,7 +347,7 @@ static int st_sensors_read_axis_data(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 st_sensors_free_memory:
 	kfree(outdata);
-st_sensors_read_axis_data_error:
+
 	return err;
 }