diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 82f341e84fae..aa3fd61818c4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ int ip_ra_control(struct sock *sk, unsigned char on,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	new_ra = on ? kmalloc(sizeof(*new_ra), GFP_KERNEL) : NULL;
+	if (on && !new_ra)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_lock(&net->ipv4.ra_mutex);
 	for (rap = &net->ipv4.ra_chain;