diff --git a/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c b/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c
index 4bf4658..4c48cb2 100644
--- a/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c
+++ b/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,12 @@ int qsap_get_mode(s32 *pmode)
     //allocate socket
     sk = nl_socket_alloc();
 
+    //return if socket allocation fails
+    if(sk == NULL){
+       ALOGE( "socket allocation failure");
+       return ret;
+    }
+
     //connect to generic netlink
     if (genl_connect(sk)) {
         ALOGE( "Netlink socket Connection failure");
@@ -1366,6 +1372,12 @@ int qsap_get_mode(s32 *pmode)
     //allocate a message
     msg = nlmsg_alloc();
 
+    //return if message allocation fails
+    if(msg == NULL){
+       ALOGE( "message allocation failure");
+       goto nla_put_failure;
+    }
+
     // setup the message
     genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, nl80211_id, 0, 0, NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE, 0);