diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index c13348ee80a5..6f7880acfdd5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -177,11 +177,13 @@ static int init_srcu_struct_fields(struct srcu_struct *ssp, bool is_static)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ssp->work, process_srcu);
 	if (!is_static)
 		ssp->sda = alloc_percpu(struct srcu_data);
+	if (!ssp->sda)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	init_srcu_struct_nodes(ssp, is_static);
 	ssp->srcu_gp_seq_needed_exp = 0;
 	ssp->srcu_last_gp_end = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
 	smp_store_release(&ssp->srcu_gp_seq_needed, 0); /* Init done. */
-	return ssp->sda ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC