diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index 48864269f042..baa129a6c912 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ static void mlx4_ib_event(struct mlx4_dev *dev, void *ibdev_ptr,
 	case MLX4_DEV_EVENT_PORT_MGMT_CHANGE:
 		ew = kmalloc(sizeof *ew, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!ew)
-			break;
+			return;
 
 		INIT_WORK(&ew->work, handle_port_mgmt_change_event);
 		memcpy(&ew->ib_eqe, eqe, sizeof *eqe);