diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo.c b/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo.c
index b6a9a0f3966e..2204de889739 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo.c
@@ -2128,6 +2128,10 @@ static int nintendo_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	spin_lock_init(&ctlr->lock);
 	ctlr->rumble_queue = alloc_workqueue("hid-nintendo-rumble_wq",
 					     WQ_FREEZABLE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	if (!ctlr->rumble_queue) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
 	INIT_WORK(&ctlr->rumble_worker, joycon_rumble_worker);
 
 	ret = hid_parse(hdev);