diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index dbbe72c7e255..f78353ddeea5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -2179,6 +2179,8 @@ static s32 Handle_Get_InActiveTime(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 	wid.type = WID_STR;
 	wid.size = ETH_ALEN;
 	wid.val = kmalloc(wid.size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!wid.val)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	stamac = wid.val;
 	memcpy(stamac, strHostIfStaInactiveT->mac, ETH_ALEN);