diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xive/spapr.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xive/spapr.c
index dfc4634335cc..928f95004501 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xive/spapr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xive/spapr.c
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ static int xive_spapr_debug_show(struct seq_file *m, void *private)
 	struct xive_irq_bitmap *xibm;
 	char *buf = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(xibm, &xive_irq_bitmaps, list) {
 		memset(buf, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 		bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(true, buf, xibm->bitmap, xibm->count);