diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/phydm/rtl_phydm.c b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/phydm/rtl_phydm.c
index 9930ed954abb..4cc77b2016e1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/phydm/rtl_phydm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/phydm/rtl_phydm.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ static int rtl_phydm_init_priv(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv,
 
 	rtlpriv->phydm.internal =
 		kzalloc(sizeof(struct phy_dm_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rtlpriv->phydm.internal)
+		return 0;
 
 	_rtl_phydm_init_com_info(rtlpriv, ic, params);