diff --git a/sound/isa/cmi8330.c b/sound/isa/cmi8330.c
index 3c1e9fd56fe00143e3c1a26ca81c5acc9affa4e8..d1f6dfcec46edfd73e55fce385be78e618b76189 100644
--- a/sound/isa/cmi8330.c
+++ b/sound/isa/cmi8330.c
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ static int __devinit snd_cmi8330_pnp(int dev, struct snd_cmi8330 *acard,
 	struct pnp_resource_table * cfg = kmalloc(sizeof(struct pnp_resource_table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	int err;
 
+	if (!cfg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	acard->cap = pnp_request_card_device(card, id->devs[0].id, NULL);
 	if (acard->cap == NULL) {
 		kfree(cfg);