diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
index 93cc60e92d827..88c68d77e6b10 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
@@ -694,6 +694,8 @@ static int fill_stat_counter_qps(struct sk_buff *msg,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	table_attr = nla_nest_start(msg, RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_QP);
+	if (!table_attr)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	rt = &counter->device->res[RDMA_RESTRACK_QP];
 	xa_lock(&rt->xa);