diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
index 3ea38ce86cc9..807b7b37d9dc 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ static int pn533_fill_fragment_skbs(struct pn533 *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		frag = pn533_alloc_skb(dev, frag_size);
 		if (!frag) {
 			skb_queue_purge(&dev->fragment_skb);
-			break;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
 		if (!dev->tgt_mode) {
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ static int pn533_transceive(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev,
 		/* jumbo frame ? */
 		if (skb->len > PN533_CMD_DATAEXCH_DATA_MAXLEN) {
 			rc = pn533_fill_fragment_skbs(dev, skb);
-			if (rc <= 0)
+			if (rc < 0)
 				goto error;
 
 			skb = skb_dequeue(&dev->fragment_skb);
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ static int pn533_tm_send(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* let's split in multiple chunks if size's too big */
 	if (skb->len > PN533_CMD_DATAEXCH_DATA_MAXLEN) {
 		rc = pn533_fill_fragment_skbs(dev, skb);
-		if (rc <= 0)
+		if (rc < 0)
 			goto error;
 
 		/* get the first skb */