diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index 9a8ce5df83ca..ca079439f9cc 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ xprt_rdma_alloc_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 	return;
 
 out_sleep:
-	task->tk_status = -ENOMEM;
+	task->tk_status = -EAGAIN;
 	xprt_add_backlog(xprt, task);
 }