diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
index a70692779a16..4cf9ed96414f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
@@ -179,8 +179,12 @@ mraid_mm_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 	/*
 	 * The following call will block till a kioc is available
+	 * or return NULL if the list head is empty for the pointer
+	 * of type mraid_mmapt passed to mraid_mm_alloc_kioc
 	 */
 	kioc = mraid_mm_alloc_kioc(adp);
+	if (!kioc)
+		return -ENXIO;
 
 	/*
 	 * User sent the old mimd_t ioctl packet. Convert it to uioc_t.