diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index b5d691ae45dcfbd407bc464cfdb7ea9eb3a302c1..78f6748ef16665d5e0d9bdfc4c71c276568ca0e6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -1213,6 +1213,8 @@ at_xdmac_prep_dma_memset(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dest, int value,
 		return NULL;
 
 	desc = at_xdmac_memset_create_desc(chan, atchan, dest, len, value);
+	if (!desc)
+		return NULL;
 	list_add_tail(&desc->desc_node, &desc->descs_list);
 
 	desc->tx_dma_desc.cookie = -EBUSY;