diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index a46c73e8d7c40..0a9d6978cb0c3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -1907,6 +1907,11 @@ lpfc_xcvr_data_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	/* Get transceiver information */
 	rdp_context = kmalloc(sizeof(*rdp_context), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rdp_context) {
+		len = scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE - len,
+				"SPF info NA: alloc failure\n");
+		return len;
+	}
 
 	rc = lpfc_get_sfp_info_wait(phba, rdp_context);
 	if (rc) {