diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_age.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_age.c
index 1f15f19800..e8676071fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_age.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_age.c
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ mlx5_aso_sq_create(void *ctx, struct mlx5_aso_sq *sq, int socket,
 				   sizeof(*sq->db_rec) * 2, 4096, socket);
 	if (!sq->umem_buf) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can't allocate wqe buffer.");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
 	}
 	sq->wqe_umem = mlx5_os_umem_reg(ctx,
 						(void *)(uintptr_t)sq->umem_buf,