diff --git a/drivers/parisc/led.c b/drivers/parisc/led.c
index 3a91e06926ad..e800e83fa225 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/led.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/led.c
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ static int start_task(void)
 
 	/* Create the work queue and queue the LED task */
 	led_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("led_wq");	
+	if (!led_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	queue_delayed_work(led_wq, &led_task, 0);
 
 	return 0;