diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index fdf3b5be2d50..c3a2fa52830c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,8 @@ at_xdmac_prep_dma_memset(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dest, int value,
 		return NULL;
 
 	desc = at_xdmac_memset_create_desc(chan, atchan, dest, len, value);
+	if (!desc)
+		return NULL;
 	list_add_tail(&desc->desc_node, &desc->descs_list);
 
 	desc->tx_dma_desc.cookie = -EBUSY;