diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 1af950208c2b4..1f75a2f912067 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -2048,6 +2048,8 @@ static struct return_instance *dup_return_instance(struct return_instance *old)
 	struct return_instance *ri;
 
 	ri = kmemdup(old, sizeof(*ri), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ri)
+		return NULL;
 
 	if (unlikely(old->cons_cnt > 1)) {
 		ri->extra_consumers = kmemdup(old->extra_consumers,