diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.c b/drivers/md/raid0.c
index d03f99c..678f4db 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid0.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid0.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 	kfree(conf);
 	mddev->private = NULL;
 out:
-	return 1;
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static int raid0_stop (mddev_t *mddev)