diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c b/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c
index 857a7a222922..565059c1ddbf 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aspeed/aspeed-acry.c
@@ -779,7 +779,10 @@ static int aspeed_acry_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	acry_dev->buf_addr = dmam_alloc_coherent(dev, ASPEED_ACRY_BUFF_SIZE,
 						 &acry_dev->buf_dma_addr,
 						 GFP_KERNEL);
-	memzero_explicit(acry_dev->buf_addr, ASPEED_ACRY_BUFF_SIZE);
+	if (!acry_dev->buf_addr) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_engine_rsa_start;
+	}
 
 	aspeed_acry_register(acry_dev);