diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/osdep_service.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/osdep_service.c
index 7959daeabc6f..4cfdf7c62344 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/osdep_service.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/osdep_service.c
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ struct rtw_cbuf *rtw_cbuf_alloc(u32 size)
 	struct rtw_cbuf *cbuf;
 
 	cbuf = kzalloc_flex(*cbuf, bufs, size);
-	cbuf->size = size;
+	if (cbuf)
+		cbuf->size = size;
 
 	return cbuf;
 }