diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
index eb513628d801648ca483c420d72b7b316cf8c524..490068c020541454897e36bd49d5afed157b617c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
@@ -3428,6 +3428,10 @@ static int rndis_wlan_bind(struct usbnet *usbdev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	/* because rndis_command() sleeps we need to use workqueue */
 	priv->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("rndis_wlan");
+	if (!priv->workqueue) {
+		wiphy_free(wiphy);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->work, rndis_wlan_worker);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->dev_poller_work, rndis_device_poller);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->scan_work, rndis_get_scan_results);