diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index 2b3dfd0b6cdd81..d95954ad4c0af5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -811,6 +811,10 @@ static int opal_add_one_export(struct kobject *parent, const char *export_name,
 		goto out;
 
 	attr = kzalloc(sizeof(*attr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!attr) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	name = kstrdup(export_name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;