diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx_common.c
index 68fc7d317693b..0983abc0cc5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx_common.c
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ static void efx_init_rx_recycle_ring(struct efx_rx_queue *rx_queue)
 					    efx->rx_bufs_per_page);
 	rx_queue->page_ring = kcalloc(page_ring_size,
 				      sizeof(*rx_queue->page_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
-	rx_queue->page_ptr_mask = page_ring_size - 1;
+	if (!rx_queue->page_ring)
+		rx_queue->page_ptr_mask = 0;
+	else
+		rx_queue->page_ptr_mask = page_ring_size - 1;
 }
 
 static void efx_fini_rx_recycle_ring(struct efx_rx_queue *rx_queue)