diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
index 3faf8bade520..d377d07f269e 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ static int mhi_queue(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev, struct mhi_buf_info *buf_info,
 
 	ret = mhi_is_ring_full(mhi_cntrl, tre_ring);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
 		goto exit_unlock;
 	}