diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 8503059edc46..f4e9f6102539 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -179,7 +179,12 @@ s32	_rtw_init_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	pxmitpriv->free_xmit_extbuf_cnt = num_xmit_extbuf;
 
-	rtw_alloc_hwxmits(padapter);
+	res = rtw_alloc_hwxmits(padapter);
+	if (res) {
+		res = _FAIL;
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 	rtw_init_hwxmits(pxmitpriv->hwxmits, pxmitpriv->hwxmit_entry);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
@@ -1496,7 +1501,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmit_classifier(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
 	return res;
 }
 
-void rtw_alloc_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter)
+int rtw_alloc_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct hw_xmit *hwxmits;
 	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
@@ -1504,6 +1509,8 @@ void rtw_alloc_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter)
 	pxmitpriv->hwxmit_entry = HWXMIT_ENTRY;
 
 	pxmitpriv->hwxmits = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hw_xmit) * pxmitpriv->hwxmit_entry, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pxmitpriv->hwxmits)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	hwxmits = pxmitpriv->hwxmits;
 
@@ -1520,6 +1527,8 @@ void rtw_alloc_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter)
 		hwxmits[3] .sta_queue = &pxmitpriv->bk_pending;
 	} else {
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void rtw_free_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_xmit.h
index b2df1480d66b..e73632972900 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_xmit.h
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ s32 rtw_txframes_sta_ac_pending(struct adapter *padapter,
 void rtw_init_hwxmits(struct hw_xmit *phwxmit, int entry);
 s32 _rtw_init_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct adapter *padapter);
 void _rtw_free_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
-void rtw_alloc_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter);
+int rtw_alloc_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_free_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter);
 s32 rtw_xmit(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff **pkt);