diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c
index d6493638e702..8a5d0125a1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c
@@ -265,7 +265,15 @@ int mwifiex_handle_uap_rx_forward(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ra)) {
 		skb_uap = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt(priv, skb_uap);
+		if (likely(skb_uap)) {
+			mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt(priv, skb_uap);
+		} else {
+			mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR,
+				    "failed to copy skb for uAP\n");
+			priv->stats.rx_dropped++;
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			return -1;
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (mwifiex_get_sta_entry(priv, ra)) {
 			/* Requeue Intra-BSS packet */