diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c b/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
index 0fc3fe5fd5b810c77fd24bc99e269414151e3405..7d82bbcb12df4f17f9c67bab4493a31707e105d4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
@@ -922,6 +922,8 @@ static int __init con3215_init(void)
 	spin_lock_init(&raw3215_freelist_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_3215_REQ; i++) {
 		req = kzalloc(sizeof(struct raw3215_req), GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+		if (!req)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		req->next = raw3215_freelist;
 		raw3215_freelist = req;
 	}