diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
index b2f0d6386cee..ee76449524a3 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ int tb_property_add_data(struct tb_property_dir *parent, const char *key,
 
 	property->length = size / 4;
 	property->value.data = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!property->value.data) {
+		kfree(property);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(property->value.data, buf, buflen);
 
 	list_add_tail(&property->list, &parent->properties);