diff --git a/sound/aoa/core/gpio-pmf.c b/sound/aoa/core/gpio-pmf.c
index 5ca2220eac7..1dd0c28d1fb 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/core/gpio-pmf.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/core/gpio-pmf.c
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ static int pmf_set_notify(struct gpio_runtime *rt,
 	if (!old && notify) {
 		irq_client = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pmf_irq_client),
 				     GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!irq_client) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out_unlock;
+		}
 		irq_client->data = notif;
 		irq_client->handler = pmf_handle_notify_irq;
 		irq_client->owner = THIS_MODULE;