diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 8a3822818bf8..73d90179b51b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ static int __parse_imm_string(char *str, char **pbuf, int offs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	*pbuf = kstrndup(str, len - 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!*pbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;
 }