diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_counters.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_counters.c
index 9f013304e677..35e41c5ca1bb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_counters.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_counters.c
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(UVERBS_METHOD_COUNTERS_READ)(
 		return ret;
 
 	uattr = uverbs_attr_get(attrs, UVERBS_ATTR_READ_COUNTERS_BUFF);
+	if (IS_ERR(uattr))
+		return PTR_ERR(uattr);
 	read_attr.ncounters = uattr->ptr_attr.len / sizeof(u64);
 	read_attr.counters_buff = uverbs_zalloc(
 		attrs, array_size(read_attr.ncounters, sizeof(u64)));