diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
index b617a25e6f45fcd4c34311f9f8cbd6c6389d4cfe..497e03525576979ca657173e837ea38ffecbdb4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@ static void __lb_other_process(struct hns_nic_ring_data *ring_data,
 	/* for mutl buffer*/
 	new_skb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	if (!new_skb) {
+		netdev_err(ndev, "skb alloc failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	skb = new_skb;
 
 	check_ok = 0;