diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
index c804db7e90f8..57908ce4fae8 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ static int virtbt_add_inbuf(struct virtio_bluetooth *vbt)
 	int err;
 
 	skb = alloc_skb(1000, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	sg_init_one(sg, skb->data, 1000);
 
 	err = virtqueue_add_inbuf(vq, sg, 1, skb, GFP_KERNEL);