diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c
index 361d7c495e2d..2c7bd6e80d99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ static void nfp_fl_lag_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		acti_netdevs = kmalloc_array(entry->slave_cnt,
 					     sizeof(*acti_netdevs), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!acti_netdevs) {
+			schedule_delayed_work(&lag->work,
+					      NFP_FL_LAG_DELAY);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		/* Include sanity check in the loop. It may be that a bond has
 		 * changed between processing the last notification and the