diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index b535f1fd3010..2f38c8d5a48a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -7234,6 +7234,8 @@ lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	/* Find out if the FW has a new set of congestion parameters. */
 	len = sizeof(struct lpfc_cgn_param);
 	pdata = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pdata)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	ret = lpfc_read_object(phba, (char *)LPFC_PORT_CFG_NAME,
 			       pdata, len);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index b93c948c4fcc..43e06bb917e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -22096,10 +22096,6 @@ lpfc_read_object(struct lpfc_hba *phba, char *rdobject, uint32_t *datap,
 	struct lpfc_dmabuf *pcmd;
 	u32 rd_object_name[LPFC_MBX_OBJECT_NAME_LEN_DW] = {0};
 
-	/* sanity check on queue memory */
-	if (!datap)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	mbox = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mbox)
 		return -ENOMEM;