diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 9793aa6..d8db013 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -4194,6 +4194,8 @@
 
 	nvmd_type = ioctl_payload->minor_function;
 	fw_control_context = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_control_ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fw_control_context)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	fw_control_context->usrAddr = (u8 *)&ioctl_payload->func_specific[0];
 	fw_control_context->len = ioctl_payload->length;
 	circularQ = &pm8001_ha->inbnd_q_tbl[0];
@@ -4272,6 +4274,8 @@
 
 	nvmd_type = ioctl_payload->minor_function;
 	fw_control_context = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_control_ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fw_control_context)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	circularQ = &pm8001_ha->inbnd_q_tbl[0];
 	memcpy(pm8001_ha->memoryMap.region[NVMD].virt_ptr,
 		ioctl_payload->func_specific,
@@ -4381,6 +4385,8 @@
 	struct pm8001_ioctl_payload *ioctl_payload = payload;
 
 	fw_control_context = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_control_ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fw_control_context)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	fw_control = (struct fw_control_info *)&ioctl_payload->func_specific[0];
 	if (fw_control->len != 0) {
 		if (pm8001_mem_alloc(pm8001_ha->pdev,