diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
index 15edf40828b479172d615347780f3bb2f2d8ce51..8a2ff0c114d9db7460c3b8177d9dbec2472456fa 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ static int ds1374_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client->driver = &ds1374_driver;
 
 	ds1374_workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("ds1374");
+	if (!ds1374_workqueue) {
+		kfree(client);
+		return -ENOMEM;	/* most expected reason */
+	}
 
 	if ((rc = i2c_attach_client(client)) != 0) {
 		kfree(client);