diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
index 06dd4e81b73745c3bfb6eebff4f0178658d7f61c..e6db345ff004938d4f38ca7958bd0dc8cc1451b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
@@ -1069,9 +1069,11 @@ static void iwl_bg_restart(struct work_struct *data)
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-static void iwl_setup_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+static int iwl_setup_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 	priv->workqueue = alloc_ordered_workqueue(DRV_NAME, 0);
+	if (!priv->workqueue)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->restart, iwl_bg_restart);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->beacon_update, iwl_bg_beacon_update);
@@ -1088,6 +1090,8 @@ static void iwl_setup_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	timer_setup(&priv->statistics_periodic, iwl_bg_statistics_periodic, 0);
 
 	timer_setup(&priv->ucode_trace, iwl_bg_ucode_trace, 0);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void iwl_cancel_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)
@@ -1483,7 +1487,9 @@ static struct iwl_op_mode *iwl_op_mode_dvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	/********************
 	 * 6. Setup services
 	 ********************/
-	iwl_setup_deferred_work(priv);
+	if (iwl_setup_deferred_work(priv))
+		goto out_uninit_drv;
+
 	iwl_setup_rx_handlers(priv);
 
 	iwl_power_initialize(priv);
@@ -1524,6 +1530,7 @@ static struct iwl_op_mode *iwl_op_mode_dvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	iwl_cancel_deferred_work(priv);
 	destroy_workqueue(priv->workqueue);
 	priv->workqueue = NULL;
+out_uninit_drv:
 	iwl_uninit_drv(priv);
 out_free_eeprom_blob:
 	kfree(priv->eeprom_blob);