diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
index 67fd0b5551dedf229c731a4fed78272b39b05cc2..be3f8b592b05bb4169de0ee83d626ae6c33edcec 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
@@ -551,6 +551,11 @@ int tb_property_add_data(struct tb_property_dir *parent, const char *key,
 
 	property->length = size / 4;
 	property->value.data = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!property->value.data) {
+		kfree(property);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(property->value.data, buf, buflen);
 
 	list_add_tail(&property->list, &parent->properties);