diff --git a/stand/efi/libefi/efihttp.c b/stand/efi/libefi/efihttp.c
index e637da23a08..2894709ca03 100644
--- a/stand/efi/libefi/efihttp.c
+++ b/stand/efi/libefi/efihttp.c
@@ -701,6 +701,8 @@ efihttp_fs_seek(struct open_file *f, off_t offset, int where)
 		return (0);
 	if (where == SEEK_SET && fh->offset < offset) {
 		buf = malloc(1500);
+		if (buf == NULL)
+			return (ENOMEM);
 		res = offset - fh->offset;
 		while (res > 0) {
 			err = _efihttp_fs_read(f, buf, min(1500, res), &res2);