diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index af1c45dd2f38..4957e50b7b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -6593,6 +6593,8 @@ static struct iscsi_endpoint *qla4xxx_get_ep_fwdb(struct scsi_qla_host *ha,
 
 	ep = qla4xxx_ep_connect(ha->host, (struct sockaddr *)dst_addr, 0);
 	vfree(dst_addr);
+	if (IS_ERR(ep))
+		return NULL;
 	return ep;
 }