diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/platform.c b/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/platform.c
index 13f3404f0030..9674ae1361a8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/platform.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ static int __init loongson3_platform_init(void)
 			continue;
 
 		pdev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct platform_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!pdev)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
 		pdev->name = loongson_sysconf.sensors[i].name;
 		pdev->id = loongson_sysconf.sensors[i].id;
 		pdev->dev.platform_data = &loongson_sysconf.sensors[i];