diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_beep.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_beep.c
index b1796ae1e8fbf634a0905b87095bd6246fee8be4..3ecd7e797deecbbb9fbf5bbfa9ea3c02c00fdaee 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_beep.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_beep.c
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ int snd_hda_attach_beep_device(struct hda_codec *codec, int nid)
 	snprintf(beep->phys, sizeof(beep->phys),
 		"card%d/codec#%d/beep0", codec->bus->card->number, codec->addr);
 	input_dev = input_allocate_device();
+	if (!input_dev) {
+		kfree(beep);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	/* setup digital beep device */
 	input_dev->name = "HDA Digital PCBeep";