diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 7439d26bf5f9e281f66cb9e47e05a80a825d7d37..0c9490722aa53f6d6bb5a19023a2157e9c997828 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -880,6 +880,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	skb = ieee80211_probereq_get(&local->hw, &sdata->vif,
 				     ssid, ssid_len,
 				     buf, buf_len);
+	if (!skb)
+		goto out;
 
 	if (dst) {
 		mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *) skb->data;
@@ -888,6 +890,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 
 	IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT;
+
+ out:
 	kfree(buf);
 
 	return skb;