diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index 47284e712650..9f7d967516a6 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ struct hd_struct *add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno,
 
 	if (info) {
 		struct partition_meta_info *pinfo = alloc_part_info(disk);
-		if (!pinfo)
+		if (!pinfo) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_free_stats;
+		}
 		memcpy(pinfo, info, sizeof(*info));
 		p->info = pinfo;
 	}