diff --git a/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_tool.c b/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_tool.c
index 5ee0afa621a9..eeeb4b1c97d2 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_tool.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_tool.c
@@ -998,6 +998,8 @@ static int tool_init_mws(struct tool_ctx *tc)
 		tc->peers[pidx].outmws =
 			devm_kcalloc(&tc->ntb->dev, tc->peers[pidx].outmw_cnt,
 				   sizeof(*tc->peers[pidx].outmws), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (tc->peers[pidx].outmws == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		for (widx = 0; widx < tc->peers[pidx].outmw_cnt; widx++) {
 			tc->peers[pidx].outmws[widx].pidx = pidx;