diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
index 1bf7a22d494809ea0d846f5e4701245744c575c1..cdc66e2a94886961f9dfbea5e3731c566d967979 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,8 @@ static void qedf_upload_connection(struct qedf_ctx *qedf,
 	 */
 	term_params = dma_alloc_coherent(&qedf->pdev->dev, QEDF_TERM_BUFF_SIZE,
 		&term_params_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!term_params)
+		return;
 
 	QEDF_INFO(&(qedf->dbg_ctx), QEDF_LOG_CONN, "Uploading connection "
 		   "port_id=%06x.\n", fcport->rdata->ids.port_id);