diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c
index c1c99d7054f87f5b241453e45e9b9ec9598a1b5e..7417087b6db597b6f577b066cf9856732f587153 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k.c
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ int cn10k_alloc_leaf_profile(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 *leaf)
 
 	rsp = (struct  nix_bandprof_alloc_rsp *)
 	       otx2_mbox_get_rsp(&pfvf->mbox.mbox, 0, &req->hdr);
+	if (IS_ERR(rsp)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(rsp);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!rsp->prof_count[BAND_PROF_LEAF_LAYER]) {
 		rc = -EIO;
 		goto out;