diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/error.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/error.c
index 9f25f529..0eabd81e 100755
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/error.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/error.c
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 	char *tmp;						\
 								\
 	tmp = kmalloc(sizeof(format) + max_alloc, GFP_ATOMIC);	\
-	sprintf(tmp, format, param);				\
-	strcat(str, tmp);					\
-	kfree(tmp);						\
+	if (likely(tmp)) {					\
+		sprintf(tmp, format, param);			\
+		strcat(str, tmp);				\
+		kfree(tmp);					\
+	} else {						\
+		strcat(str, "kmalloc failure in SPRINTFCAT");	\
+	}							\
 }
 
 static void report_jump_idx(u32 status, char *outstr)