diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c
index f45487122517..483ea85943c3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ bool rtl8822b_halmac_cb_write_data_rsvd_page(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u8 *buf,
 	int count;
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(size);
+	if (!skb)
+		return false;
 	memcpy((u8 *)skb_put(skb, size), buf, size);
 
 	if (!_rtl8822be_send_bcn_or_cmd_packet(rtlpriv->hw, skb, BEACON_QUEUE))