diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
index 1c4b9ad4d7ab..1a3b0cc22ad3 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ struct metapage *__get_metapage(struct inode *inode, unsigned long lblock,
 	} else {
 		INCREMENT(mpStat.pagealloc);
 		mp = alloc_metapage(GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!mp)
+			goto unlock;
 		mp->page = page;
 		mp->sb = inode->i_sb;
 		mp->flag = 0;