diff --git a/client/src/cmdhf14a.c b/client/src/cmdhf14a.c
index 70da85cd5..81e7cf825 100644
--- a/client/src/cmdhf14a.c
+++ b/client/src/cmdhf14a.c
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ static int CmdHF14ANdef(const char *Cmd) {
     if (ndef_file == NULL) {
         PrintAndLogEx(ERR, "Out of memory error in CmdHF14ANdef(). Aborting...\n");
         DropField();
-        return PM3_ESOFT;
+        return PM3_EMALLOC;
     }
     for (uint16_t i = offset; i < ndef_size + offset; i += max_rapdu_size) {
         uint16_t segment_size = max_rapdu_size < ndef_size + offset - i ? max_rapdu_size : ndef_size + offset - i;