diff --git a/kernel/static_call_inline.c b/kernel/static_call_inline.c
index b80a507c1263819e154bcbbac60546925e296305..0e5794cdf56cfa5d15fac24de72e7360344790d2 100644
--- a/kernel/static_call_inline.c
+++ b/kernel/static_call_inline.c
@@ -405,6 +405,17 @@ static void static_call_del_module(struct module *mod)
 
 	for (site = start; site < stop; site++) {
 		key = static_call_key(site);
+
+		/*
+		 * If the key was not updated due to a memory allocation
+		 * failure in __static_call_init() then treating key::sites
+		 * as key::mods in the code below would cause random memory
+		 * access and #GP. In that case all subsequent sites have
+		 * not been touched either, so stop iterating.
+		 */
+		if (!static_call_key_has_mods(key))
+			break;
+
 		if (key == prev_key)
 			continue;