diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_fp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_fp.c
index b242000a77fd..b7cc36589f59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_fp.c
@@ -748,6 +748,9 @@ qede_build_skb(struct qede_rx_queue *rxq,
 	buf = page_address(bd->data) + bd->page_offset;
 	skb = build_skb(buf, rxq->rx_buf_seg_size);
 
+	if (unlikely(!skb))
+		return NULL;
+
 	skb_reserve(skb, pad);
 	skb_put(skb, len);