diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 06d077ccf8d5..105b0ce3d78f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -2440,7 +2440,10 @@ void __init rcu_init_nohz(void)
 #endif /* #if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL) */
 
 	if (!have_rcu_nocb_mask && need_rcu_nocb_mask) {
-		zalloc_cpumask_var(&rcu_nocb_mask, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&rcu_nocb_mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+			pr_info("rcu_nocb_mask allocation failed, callback offloading disabled.\n");
+			return;
+		}
 		have_rcu_nocb_mask = true;
 	}
 	if (!have_rcu_nocb_mask)