diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/conex.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/conex.c
index 219cfa6fb877e2e20353bd0b160ac8933c8bc266..8d48ea1742c2f7ac808c6b9033d7eba69366ffaa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/conex.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/conex.c
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 
 	/* create the JPEG header */
 	sd->jpeg_hdr = kmalloc(JPEG_HDR_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sd->jpeg_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	jpeg_define(sd->jpeg_hdr, gspca_dev->height, gspca_dev->width,
 			0x22);		/* JPEG 411 */
 	jpeg_set_qual(sd->jpeg_hdr, sd->quality);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/mars.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/mars.c
index 75e8d14e4ac74d0e620eff590d8e32d9fe7e0fab..de769caf013dd2f0e8e4330329e6745840128670 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/mars.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/mars.c
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 
 	/* create the JPEG header */
 	sd->jpeg_hdr = kmalloc(JPEG_HDR_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sd->jpeg_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	jpeg_define(sd->jpeg_hdr, gspca_dev->height, gspca_dev->width,
 			0x21);		/* JPEG 422 */
 	jpeg_set_qual(sd->jpeg_hdr, sd->quality);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/sonixj.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/sonixj.c
index bad309b90cce4608ee7c0e2299c73c75546af303..d6332ab80669218cdfa1d5b0fdd3a61874be9fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/sonixj.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/sonixj.c
@@ -1737,6 +1737,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 
 	/* create the JPEG header */
 	sd->jpeg_hdr = kmalloc(JPEG_HDR_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sd->jpeg_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	jpeg_define(sd->jpeg_hdr, gspca_dev->height, gspca_dev->width,
 			0x21);		/* JPEG 422 */
 	jpeg_set_qual(sd->jpeg_hdr, sd->quality);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/spca500.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/spca500.c
index 8806b2ff82bece047379e53fe80ef92c1e629ba2..fab7ef85a6c1dc34f9ca1c4e4f7e12febf6b560a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/spca500.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/spca500.c
@@ -670,6 +670,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 
 	/* create the JPEG header */
 	sd->jpeg_hdr = kmalloc(JPEG_HDR_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sd->jpeg_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	jpeg_define(sd->jpeg_hdr, gspca_dev->height, gspca_dev->width,
 			0x22);		/* JPEG 411 */
 	jpeg_set_qual(sd->jpeg_hdr, sd->quality);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/stk014.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/stk014.c
index f25be20cf1a6f0865e6e8a1757076d2bc6ef4cf3..47628964801e6c350c685ef99529068a9fccdbd7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/stk014.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/stk014.c
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 
 	/* create the JPEG header */
 	sd->jpeg_hdr = kmalloc(JPEG_HDR_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sd->jpeg_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	jpeg_define(sd->jpeg_hdr, gspca_dev->height, gspca_dev->width,
 			0x22);		/* JPEG 411 */
 	jpeg_set_qual(sd->jpeg_hdr, sd->quality);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/sunplus.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/sunplus.c
index 9623f294bdac1aada92418a7b58f0cbf80a21819..5127bbf9dd260ed519397f535953c830e67d16ea 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/sunplus.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/sunplus.c
@@ -973,6 +973,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 
 	/* create the JPEG header */
 	sd->jpeg_hdr = kmalloc(JPEG_HDR_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sd->jpeg_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	jpeg_define(sd->jpeg_hdr, gspca_dev->height, gspca_dev->width,
 			0x22);		/* JPEG 411 */
 	jpeg_set_qual(sd->jpeg_hdr, sd->quality);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/zc3xx.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/zc3xx.c
index 08422d315e68023a10c94570b192dffa8e8c2503..3d2756f7874adac447954820267bf519198f53f8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/zc3xx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/zc3xx.c
@@ -7243,6 +7243,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 
 	/* create the JPEG header */
 	sd->jpeg_hdr = kmalloc(JPEG_HDR_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sd->jpeg_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	jpeg_define(sd->jpeg_hdr, gspca_dev->height, gspca_dev->width,
 			0x21);		/* JPEG 422 */
 	jpeg_set_qual(sd->jpeg_hdr, sd->quality);