diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index e7e1b142875c..60038fef3ba1 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -786,6 +786,10 @@ static int sctp_send_asconf_del_ip(struct sock		*sk,
 				continue;
 			asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending =
 			    kzalloc(sizeof(union sctp_addr), GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending == NULL) {
+				retval = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
 			asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending->sa.sa_family =
 				    addrs->sa_family;
 			asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending->v4.sin_port =