1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 62d47220696a..e72fb6478da6 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue(const char *name,
                 return NULL;
 
         wq->cpu_wq = alloc_percpu(struct cpu_workqueue_struct);
+        if (!wq->cpu_wq) {
+                kfree(wq);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
         wq->name = name;
         /* We don't need the distraction of CPUs appearing and vanishing. */
         lock_cpu_hotplug();