diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
index 01dbb66f7e9a..386d619e3ee9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ static int nvec_kbd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		keycodes[j++] = extcode_tab_us102[i];
 
 	idev = devm_input_allocate_device(&pdev->dev);
+	if (!idev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	idev->name = "nvec keyboard";
 	idev->phys = "nvec";
 	idev->evbit[0] = BIT_MASK(EV_KEY) | BIT_MASK(EV_REP) | BIT_MASK(EV_LED);