diff --git a/net/rds/rdma.c b/net/rds/rdma.c
index caa4d98..8920f2a 100644
--- a/net/rds/rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/rdma.c
@@ -607,6 +607,10 @@
 	op->op_recverr = rs->rs_recverr;
 	WARN_ON(!nr_pages);
 	op->op_sg = rds_message_alloc_sgs(rm, nr_pages);
+	if (!op->op_sg) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (op->op_notify || op->op_recverr) {
 		/* We allocate an uninitialized notifier here, because
@@ -807,6 +811,10 @@
 	rm->atomic.op_active = 1;
 	rm->atomic.op_recverr = rs->rs_recverr;
 	rm->atomic.op_sg = rds_message_alloc_sgs(rm, 1);
+	if (!rm->atomic.op_sg) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	/* verify 8 byte-aligned */
 	if (args->local_addr & 0x7) {