diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index 1e7636b..beeebf1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@
 
 		ppace = kmalloc(num_aces * sizeof(struct cifs_ace *),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ppace) {
+			cERROR(1, "DACL memory allocation error");
+			return;
+		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < num_aces; ++i) {
 			ppace[i] = (struct cifs_ace *) (acl_base + acl_size);