diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
index de3962014af7..4721948a92f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
@@ -730,11 +730,14 @@ int cfspi_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int res;
 	dev = (struct cfspi_dev *)pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct cfspi), "cfspi%d",
-			    NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, cfspi_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct cfspi), "cfspi%d",
+			    NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, cfspi_setup);
+	if (!ndev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	cfspi = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 	cfspi->ndev = ndev;