diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
index 6d5833479d12..237300b82b91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ static int nfp_cpp_resource_find(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, struct nfp_resource *res)
 		res->mutex =
 			nfp_cpp_mutex_alloc(cpp,
 					    NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_TARGET, addr, key);
+		if (!res->mutex)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
 		res->cpp_id = NFP_CPP_ID(entry.region.cpp_target,
 					 entry.region.cpp_action,
 					 entry.region.cpp_token);