diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/dfu.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/dfu.c
index 67a0703..351b584 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/dfu.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/dfu.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
 	dfu->dnreq = usb_ep_alloc_request(c->cdev->gadget->ep0);
 	if (!dfu->dnreq) {
 		printf("usb_ep_alloc_request failed\n");
+		status = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	dfu->dnreq->buf = dma_alloc(CONFIG_USBD_DFU_XFER_SIZE);