diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/env.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/env.c
index c0a5dc9aeae2..be309a71f204 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/env.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/env.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static int __init boardinfo_init(void)
 	struct kobject *loongson_kobj;
 
 	loongson_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("loongson", firmware_kobj);
+	if (!loongson_kobj)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return sysfs_create_file(loongson_kobj, &boardinfo_attr.attr);
 }