diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index c610fe21c85c..31ffec3a5972 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -2510,8 +2510,10 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_sync_point(struct wmi *wmi, u8 if_idx)
 		goto free_data_skb;
 
 	for (index = 0; index < num_pri_streams; index++) {
-		if (WARN_ON(!data_sync_bufs[index].skb))
+		if (WARN_ON(!data_sync_bufs[index].skb)) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto free_data_skb;
+		}
 
 		ep_id = ath6kl_ac2_endpoint_id(wmi->parent_dev,
 					       data_sync_bufs[index].