diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/core.c b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
index 5ad519c9f2396c..8a1e70e008764b 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/core.c
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
@@ -942,6 +942,8 @@ int icc_link_destroy(struct icc_node *src, struct icc_node *dst)
 		       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (new)
 		src->links = new;
+	else
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&icc_lock);