diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index 3efc4cf50b46..0a8bd95e2f99 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -696,6 +696,9 @@ static bool batadv_dat_forward_data(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 			goto free_orig;
 
 		tmp_skb = pskb_copy_for_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!tmp_skb)
+			goto free_neigh;
+
 		if (!batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast_4addr(bat_priv, tmp_skb,
 							   cand[i].orig_node,
 							   packet_subtype)) {