diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c
index 4b13c9f120..31e697fed7 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static esp_err_t emac_esp32_transmit(esp_eth_mac_t *mac, uint8_t *buf, uint32_t
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
     emac_esp32_t *emac = __containerof(mac, emac_esp32_t, parent);
     uint32_t sent_len = emac_hal_transmit_frame(&emac->hal, buf, length);
-    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(sent_len == length, ESP_ERR_INVALID_SIZE, err, TAG, "insufficient TX buffer size");
+    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(sent_len == length, ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, err, TAG, "insufficient TX buffer size");
     return ESP_OK;
 err:
     return ret;
diff --git a/components/lwip/port/esp32/netif/ethernetif.c b/components/lwip/port/esp32/netif/ethernetif.c
index 7e1b7dbd78..3b51af804d 100644
--- a/components/lwip/port/esp32/netif/ethernetif.c
+++ b/components/lwip/port/esp32/netif/ethernetif.c
@@ -134,11 +134,12 @@ static err_t ethernet_low_level_output(struct netif *netif, struct pbuf *p)
         pbuf_free(q);
     }
     /* Check error */
-    if (unlikely(ret != ESP_OK)) {
-        return ERR_ABRT;
-    } else {
+    if (likely(ret == ESP_OK)) {
         return ERR_OK;
+    } else if (ret == ESP_ERR_NO_MEM) {
+        return ERR_MEM;
     }
+    return ERR_IF;
 }
 
 /**