diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index 2376218..f295141 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &perf_kmem);
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	symbol__init(&session->header.env);