diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 39c221454186..36f018b15392 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1136,6 +1136,11 @@ static int __rb_allocate_pages(long nr_pages, struct list_head *pages, int cpu)
 	struct buffer_page *bpage, *tmp;
 	long i;
 
+	/* Check if the available memory is there first */
+	i = si_mem_available();
+	if (i < nr_pages)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		struct page *page;
 		/*