diff --git a/drivers/staging/emxx_udc/emxx_udc.c b/drivers/staging/emxx_udc/emxx_udc.c
index b6abd3770e81..edd20a03f7a2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/emxx_udc/emxx_udc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/emxx_udc/emxx_udc.c
@@ -2590,10 +2590,15 @@ static int nbu2ss_ep_queue(struct usb_ep *_ep,
 		req->unaligned = false;
 
 	if (req->unaligned) {
-		if (!ep->virt_buf)
+		if (!ep->virt_buf) {
 			ep->virt_buf = dma_alloc_coherent(udc->dev, PAGE_SIZE,
 							  &ep->phys_buf,
 							  GFP_ATOMIC | GFP_DMA);
+			if (!ep->virt_buf) {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&udc->lock, flags);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+		}
 		if (ep->epnum > 0)  {
 			if (ep->direct == USB_DIR_IN)
 				memcpy(ep->virt_buf, req->req.buf,