diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index 40da37fdbcdc..73de9e9669f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -847,6 +847,8 @@ static u8 parse_subframe(struct sk_buff *skb,
 #else
 			/* Allocate new skb for releasing to upper layer */
 			sub_skb = dev_alloc_skb(nSubframe_Length + 12);
+			if (!sub_skb)
+				return 0;
 			skb_reserve(sub_skb, 12);
 			data_ptr = (u8 *)skb_put(sub_skb, nSubframe_Length);
 			memcpy(data_ptr, skb->data, nSubframe_Length);