diff --git a/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c b/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c
index 89df1350fefd8d..65e1e5cf1b29a6 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ static int perf_setup_inbuf(struct perf_peer *peer)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	if (!IS_ALIGNED(peer->inbuf_xlat, xlat_align)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		dev_err(&perf->ntb->dev, "Unaligned inbuf allocated\n");
 		goto err_free_inbuf;
 	}