diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
index bddd64e918ce..a109438f4a78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -1345,6 +1345,8 @@ static int temac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		lp->indirect_lock = devm_kmalloc(&pdev->dev,
 						 sizeof(*lp->indirect_lock),
 						 GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!lp->indirect_lock)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		spin_lock_init(lp->indirect_lock);
 	}