diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 76f4375bd88d..8a3da2d71a24 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -668,6 +668,8 @@ static int scan(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_scan_request *request)
 				kmalloc_array(request->n_ssids,
 					      sizeof(struct hidden_network),
 					      GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!strHiddenNetwork.net_info)
+				return -ENOMEM;
 			strHiddenNetwork.n_ssids = request->n_ssids;