diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-cros-ec.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-cros-ec.c
index e759ed4777352d38273c15c859aeee9a2124cdcb..598956f1dcae61a6928f965a996836afcee1cc20 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-cros-ec.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-cros-ec.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ static int cros_ec_pd_command(struct cros_ec_extcon_info *info,
 	int ret;
 
 	msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg) + max(outsize, insize), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	msg->version = version;
 	msg->command = command;