diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index 6aa372188c86..4c0b7fefee4e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ static int rpcb_register_inet4(struct sunrpc_net *sn,
 	int result;
 
 	map->r_addr = rpc_sockaddr2uaddr(sap, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!map->r_addr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	msg->rpc_proc = &rpcb_procedures4[RPCBPROC_UNSET];
 	if (port != 0) {
@@ -516,6 +518,8 @@ static int rpcb_register_inet6(struct sunrpc_net *sn,
 	int result;
 
 	map->r_addr = rpc_sockaddr2uaddr(sap, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!map->r_addr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	msg->rpc_proc = &rpcb_procedures4[RPCBPROC_UNSET];
 	if (port != 0) {