1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index d5f412b3093d..be7bab1adcde 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -1404,9 +1404,12 @@ static int ethtool_get_regs(struct net_device *dev, char __user *useraddr)
         if (regs.len > reglen)
                 regs.len = reglen;
 
-        regbuf = vzalloc(reglen);
-        if (reglen && !regbuf)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        regbuf = NULL;
+        if (reglen) {
+                regbuf = vzalloc(reglen);
+                if (!regbuf)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+        }
 
         ops->get_regs(dev, &regs, regbuf);