diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/broadcom440x/dev/bfe/if_bfe.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/broadcom440x/dev/bfe/if_bfe.c
index 9cf04a5065..127720b7fc 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/broadcom440x/dev/bfe/if_bfe.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/broadcom440x/dev/bfe/if_bfe.c
@@ -800,6 +800,8 @@ bfe_list_newbuf(struct bfe_softc *sc, int c)
 	int nsegs;
 
 	m = m_getcl(M_DONTWAIT, MT_DATA, M_PKTHDR);
+	if (m == NULL)
+		return (ENOBUFS);
 	m->m_len = m->m_pkthdr.len = MCLBYTES;
 
 	if (bus_dmamap_load_mbuf_sg(sc->bfe_rxmbuf_tag, sc->bfe_rx_sparemap,