diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 2ba73fc6d328a..3b3911e511ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -3001,6 +3001,8 @@ static int igb_sw_init(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 	/* Setup and initialize a copy of the hw vlan table array */
 	adapter->shadow_vfta = kcalloc(E1000_VLAN_FILTER_TBL_SIZE, sizeof(u32),
 				       GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!adapter->shadow_vfta)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* This call may decrease the number of queues */
 	if (igb_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter, true)) {