diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 2d24586c439b..2977b4d0ba15 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static int lsm_append(char *new, char **result)
 
 	if (*result == NULL) {
 		*result = kstrdup(new, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (*result == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
 		/* Check if it is the last registered name */
 		if (match_last_lsm(*result, new))