diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index d4da692..be59394 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 
 	annotate.session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &annotate.tool);
 	if (annotate.session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	symbol_conf.priv_size = sizeof(struct annotation);
 	symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = true;