diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 4f116e8c84a0..b02ce5882430 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -10514,6 +10514,8 @@ void mgmt_remote_name(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr, u8 link_type,
 
 	skb = mgmt_alloc_skb(hdev, MGMT_EV_DEVICE_FOUND,
 			     sizeof(*ev) + (name ? eir_precalc_len(name_len) : 0));
+	if (!skb)
+		return;
 
 	ev = skb_put(skb, sizeof(*ev));
 	bacpy(&ev->addr.bdaddr, bdaddr);