diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss_prealloc/cnss_prealloc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss_prealloc/cnss_prealloc.c
index 1281a90eff3e..16f64e9fb8d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss_prealloc/cnss_prealloc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss_prealloc/cnss_prealloc.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ void *wcnss_prealloc_get(unsigned int size)
 
 	pr_err("wcnss: %s: prealloc not available for size: %d\n",
 			__func__, size);
+	WARN_ON(1);
 
 	return NULL;
 }