diff --git a/drivers/base/dma-buf.c b/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
index 1219ab7..2d5ac1a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@
 	dmabuf->exp_name = exp_name;
 
 	file = anon_inode_getfile("dmabuf", &dma_buf_fops, dmabuf, flags);
-
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+		kfree(dmabuf);
+		return ERR_CAST(file);
+	}
 	dmabuf->file = file;
 
 	mutex_init(&dmabuf->lock);