diff --git a/kernel/static_call.c b/kernel/static_call.c
index a5df28b2bc1b6588d5131834ae3a55d8ebb6c071..63e7c2efc5cdd49197de922921c905561ea8bfc5 100644
--- a/kernel/static_call.c
+++ b/kernel/static_call.c
@@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ 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;