diff --git a/net/strparser/strparser.c b/net/strparser/strparser.c
index da1a676860cad3c8a2a95acf11f0e908fe2bc255..860dcfb95ee472fed5d74e6015af2acce178c0a7 100644
--- a/net/strparser/strparser.c
+++ b/net/strparser/strparser.c
@@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(strp_check_rcv);
 static int __init strp_mod_init(void)
 {
 	strp_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("kstrp");
+	if (unlikely(!strp_wq))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return 0;
 }