diff --git a/drivers/char/isicom.c b/drivers/char/isicom.c
index 91b978445229edfc1a527d9e566327f3e8019c22..783a7ec0a8e61ad87cf1fc27b5b4563cd2565221 100644
--- a/drivers/char/isicom.c
+++ b/drivers/char/isicom.c
@@ -1709,6 +1709,11 @@ static int __devinit load_firmware(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		}
 
 		data = kmalloc(word_count * 2, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (data == NULL) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Card%d, firmware upload "
+				"failed, not enough memory\n", index + 1);
+			goto errrelfw;
+		}
 		inw(base);
 		insw(base, data, word_count);
 		InterruptTheCard(base);