diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index f84e12147f1c..b4aa02fe17a6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7749,7 +7749,7 @@ static int check_btf_func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	const struct btf *btf;
 	void __user *urecord;
 	u32 prev_offset = 0;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	nfuncs = attr->func_info_cnt;
 	if (!nfuncs)