diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
index 4bbd26e8a9e2fcdfb334e271644a0dccbc023654..26a75f58765e4103a5750409d91ddab4bf61a7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
@@ -570,6 +570,11 @@ static int __init pci_epf_test_init(void)
 
 	kpcitest_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kpcitest",
 					     WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
+	if (!kpcitest_workqueue) {
+		pr_err("Failed to allocate the kpcitest work queue\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	ret = pci_epf_register_driver(&test_driver);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Failed to register pci epf test driver --> %d\n", ret);