diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c
index 56f2112e0cd8..85df2e009310 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ static int st_nci_hci_connectivity_event_received(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 
 		transaction = (struct nfc_evt_transaction *)devm_kzalloc(dev,
 					    skb->len - 2, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!transaction)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		transaction->aid_len = skb->data[1];
 		memcpy(transaction->aid, &skb->data[2], transaction->aid_len);