diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index d77c971..e47a930 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1443,8 +1443,11 @@
 		cfqq = *async_cfqq;
 	}
 
-	if (!cfqq)
+	if (!cfqq) {
 		cfqq = cfq_find_alloc_queue(cfqd, is_sync, tsk, gfp_mask);
+		if (!cfqq)
+			return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * pin the queue now that it's allocated, scheduler exit will prune it