diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 5ff193bcd4b9b..b06a6e78169d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -582,8 +582,9 @@ static int mac80211_hwsim_vendor_cmd_test(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		 */
 
 		/* Add vendor data */
-		nla_put_u32(skb, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TEST, val + 1);
-
+		err = nla_put_u32(skb, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TEST, val + 1);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 		/* Send the event - this will call nla_nest_end() */
 		cfg80211_vendor_event(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}