diff --git a/core/dp/htt/htt_rx.c b/core/dp/htt/htt_rx.c
index 7ae3b1fde40c..2000f14a9391 100644
--- a/core/dp/htt/htt_rx.c
+++ b/core/dp/htt/htt_rx.c
@@ -2223,6 +2223,9 @@ htt_rx_restitch_mpdu_from_msdus(htt_pdev_handle pdev,
 		else
 			mpdu_buf = qdf_nbuf_clone(head_msdu);
 
+		if (!mpdu_buf)
+			goto mpdu_stitch_fail;
+
 		prev_buf = mpdu_buf;
 
 		frag_list_sum_len = 0;