diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c
index 5fa3a1f33326..f37d6d64adb9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ struct rvt_dev_info *rvt_alloc_device(size_t size, int nports)
 		return rdi;
 
 	rdi->ports = kzalloc_objs(*rdi->ports, nports);
-	if (!rdi->ports)
+	if (!rdi->ports) {
 		ib_dealloc_device(&rdi->ibdev);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return rdi;
 }