diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
index 61acc70aaae4..e759da3a1b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ static int client_common_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, char *md, char *dt,
 		char *buf;
 
 		buf = kzalloc(PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buf) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out_md_fid;
+		}
 		obd_connect_flags2str(buf, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE,
 				      valid ^ CLIENT_CONNECT_MDT_REQD, ",");
 		LCONSOLE_ERROR_MSG(0x170, "Server %s does not support feature(s) needed for correct operation of this client (%s). Please upgrade server or downgrade client.\n",