diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 1076b7e..b9afff8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -2131,6 +2131,8 @@
 
 	bp = xfs_buf_read(mp->m_ddev_targp, buf_f->blf_blkno, buf_f->blf_len,
 			  buf_flags);
+	if (!bp)
+		return XFS_ERROR(ENOMEM);
 	error = xfs_buf_geterror(bp);
 	if (error) {
 		xfs_ioerror_alert("xlog_recover_do..(read#1)", mp,
@@ -2222,6 +2224,10 @@
 
 	bp = xfs_buf_read(mp->m_ddev_targp, in_f->ilf_blkno, in_f->ilf_len,
 			  XBF_LOCK);
+	if (!bp) {
+		error = ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
 	error = xfs_buf_geterror(bp);
 	if (error) {
 		xfs_ioerror_alert("xlog_recover_do..(read#2)", mp,