diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index ccc43c0ba433..859ec8d8ad9e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ static int _rtw_init_evt_priv(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv)
 	INIT_WORK(&pevtpriv->c2h_wk, c2h_wk_callback);
 	pevtpriv->c2h_wk_alive = false;
 	pevtpriv->c2h_queue = rtw_cbuf_alloc(C2H_QUEUE_MAX_LEN + 1);
+	if (!pevtpriv->c2h_queue)
+		res = _FAIL;
 
 	return res;
 }