1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index 1f3215ac085b..47c8452f485f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -908,6 +908,9 @@ static int __init chr_dev_init(void)
                 printk("unable to get major %d for memory devs\n", MEM_MAJOR);
 
         mem_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "mem");
+        if (IS_ERR(mem_class))
+                return PTR_ERR(mem_class);
+
         mem_class->devnode = mem_devnode;
         for (minor = 1; minor < ARRAY_SIZE(devlist); minor++) {
                 if (!devlist[minor].name)