diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 54ff59a8c35c..b99aa66dc5a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -4308,6 +4308,9 @@ brcmf_pmksa_v3_op(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct cfg80211_pmksa *pmksa,
 	int ret;
 
 	pmk_op = kzalloc(sizeof(*pmk_op), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pmk_op)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	pmk_op->version = cpu_to_le16(BRCMF_PMKSA_VER_3);
 
 	if (!pmksa) {