diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
index ae372bc44fbf..ffae04983b0a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
@@ -4454,16 +4454,19 @@ static int dm_integrity_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
 
 		ic->recalc_bitmap = dm_integrity_alloc_page_list(n_bitmap_pages);
 		if (!ic->recalc_bitmap) {
+			ti->error = "Could not allocate memory for bitmap";
 			r = -ENOMEM;
 			goto bad;
 		}
 		ic->may_write_bitmap = dm_integrity_alloc_page_list(n_bitmap_pages);
 		if (!ic->may_write_bitmap) {
+			ti->error = "Could not allocate memory for bitmap";
 			r = -ENOMEM;
 			goto bad;
 		}
 		ic->bbs = kvmalloc_array(ic->n_bitmap_blocks, sizeof(struct bitmap_block_status), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!ic->bbs) {
+			ti->error = "Could not allocate memory for bitmap";
 			r = -ENOMEM;
 			goto bad;
 		}