diff --git a/fs/pstore/pmsg.c b/fs/pstore/pmsg.c
index db47810..82a86aa 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/pmsg.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/pmsg.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 	if (buffer_size > PMSG_MAX_BOUNCE_BUFFER_SIZE)
 		buffer_size = PMSG_MAX_BOUNCE_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	buffer = vmalloc(buffer_size);
+	if (!buffer)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pmsg_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < count; ) {