diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 00dda352144..9ed760dc744 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -3691,8 +3691,10 @@ static struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_alloc(void)
 	else
 		mem = vmalloc(size);
 
-	if (mem)
-		memset(mem, 0, size);
+	if (!mem)
+		return NULL;
+
+	memset(mem, 0, size);
 	mem->stat = alloc_percpu(struct mem_cgroup_stat_cpu);
 	if (!mem->stat) {
 		if (size < PAGE_SIZE)