diff --git a/shared-core/savage_state.c b/shared-core/savage_state.c
index 5c8a43eb..acc98f89 100644
--- a/shared-core/savage_state.c
+++ b/shared-core/savage_state.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ int savage_bci_cmdbuf(DRM_IOCTL_ARGS)
 	if (cmdbuf.size) {
 		kcmd_addr = drm_alloc(cmdbuf.size * 8, DRM_MEM_DRIVER);
 		if (kcmd_addr == NULL)
-			return ENOMEM;
+			return DRM_ERR(ENOMEM);
 
 		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(kcmd_addr, cmdbuf.cmd_addr,
 				       cmdbuf.size * 8))