diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index 3c300f7b6a62..d607c59761cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -1706,6 +1706,8 @@ static short rtl8192_usb_initendpoints(struct net_device *dev)
 
 		priv->rx_urb[16] = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 		priv->oldaddr = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!priv->oldaddr)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		oldaddr = priv->oldaddr;
 		align = ((long)oldaddr) & 3;
 		if (align) {