diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/dbdcd.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/dbdcd.c
index f71e8606f953082b8598d70404e4e38b11fcfa95..3581a55ed4dda6e552638ef8d79d3b0f9025696f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/dbdcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/dbdcd.c
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@ int dcd_get_object_def(struct dcd_manager *hdcd_mgr,
 
 	/* Allocate zeroed buffer. */
 	psz_coff_buf = kzalloc(ul_len + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (psz_coff_buf == NULL) {
+		status = -ENOMEM;
+		goto func_end;
+	}
 #ifdef _DB_TIOMAP
 	if (strstr(dcd_key->path, "iva") == NULL) {
 		/* Locate section by objectID and read its content. */
@@ -571,6 +575,10 @@ int dcd_get_objects(struct dcd_manager *hdcd_mgr,
 
 	/* Allocate zeroed buffer. */
 	psz_coff_buf = kzalloc(ul_len + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (psz_coff_buf == NULL) {
+		status = -ENOMEM;
+		goto func_cont;
+	}
 #ifdef _DB_TIOMAP
 	if (strstr(sz_coff_path, "iva") == NULL) {
 		/* Locate section by objectID and read its content. */