diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c
index f061dd1382aa..cf6b7a80b753 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ void rtl8822be_set_fw_rsvdpagepkt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool b_dl_finished)
 		      u1_rsvd_page_loc, 3);
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(totalpacketlen);
+	if (!skb)
+		return;
 	memcpy((u8 *)skb_put(skb, totalpacketlen), &reserved_page_packet,
 	       totalpacketlen);