diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/m32r/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 0fc736198979..ac4208bcc5ad 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ static __inline__ pgtable_t pte_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm,
 {
 	struct page *pte = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_ZERO);
 
+	if (!pte)
+		return NULL;
 	pgtable_page_ctor(pte);
 	return pte;
 }