1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index 21f6ccc89401..40f5cae623a7 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_publ_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg, u32 sock)
 
         hdr = genlmsg_put(args, 0, 0, &tipc_genl_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
                           TIPC_NL_PUBL_GET);
+        if (!hdr)
+                return -EMSGSIZE;
 
         nest = nla_nest_start(args, TIPC_NLA_SOCK);
         if (!nest) {