diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 5f9d4dbc4a98..d4024015f859 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -3178,6 +3178,10 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	    base_vha->mgmt_svr_loop_id, host->sg_tablesize);
 
 	ha->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	if (unlikely(!ha->wq)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto probe_failed;
+	}
 
 	if (ha->mqenable) {
 		bool mq = false;