diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_init.c
index 6f12f85..4180d6d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_init.c
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@
 	/* Allocate memory for saving the template */
 	md_tmp = dma_alloc_coherent(&ha->pdev->dev, ha->fw_dump_tmplt_size,
 				    &md_tmp_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!md_tmp) {
+		ql4_printk(KERN_INFO, ha,
+			   "scsi%ld: Failed to allocate DMA memory\n",
+			   ha->host_no);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Request template */
 	status =  qla4xxx_get_minidump_template(ha, md_tmp_dma);