diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
index e12fd995417c5e43f32eba8a6af2b7ed24fd30d3..2cf8cf98a299f76ec91ae8657d86bf15b366ded6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1232,8 +1232,12 @@ int recv_ucast_frag_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct batman_if *recv_if)
 
 		orig_node->last_frag_packet = jiffies;
 
-		if (list_empty(&orig_node->frag_list))
-			create_frag_buffer(&orig_node->frag_list);
+		if (list_empty(&orig_node->frag_list) &&
+			create_frag_buffer(&orig_node->frag_list)) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bat_priv->orig_hash_lock,
+					       flags);
+			return NET_RX_DROP;
+		}
 
 		tmp_frag_entry =
 			search_frag_packet(&orig_node->frag_list,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
index f951abc1afe6badceeab74dc0aab711fd95eea22..0dac50d69c03c13b0dec25f95c93dae2f93ddd45 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void create_frag_entry(struct list_head *head, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return;
 }
 
-void create_frag_buffer(struct list_head *head)
+int create_frag_buffer(struct list_head *head)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct frag_packet_list_entry *tfp;
@@ -86,13 +86,17 @@ void create_frag_buffer(struct list_head *head)
 	for (i = 0; i < FRAG_BUFFER_SIZE; i++) {
 		tfp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct frag_packet_list_entry),
 			GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!tfp) {
+			frag_list_free(head);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 		tfp->skb = NULL;
 		tfp->seqno = 0;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tfp->list);
 		list_add(&tfp->list, head);
 	}
 
-	return;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct frag_packet_list_entry *search_frag_packet(struct list_head *head,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.h b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.h
index 1d5cbeb6733f47de7c8727176ca4210d61567148..79736977190069fdd4800a672408c3ed2f713644 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct sk_buff *merge_frag_packet(struct list_head *head,
 	struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 void create_frag_entry(struct list_head *head, struct sk_buff *skb);
-void create_frag_buffer(struct list_head *head);
+int create_frag_buffer(struct list_head *head);
 struct frag_packet_list_entry *search_frag_packet(struct list_head *head,
 	struct unicast_frag_packet *up);
 void frag_list_free(struct list_head *head);