diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c
index e5d947c763ea..6a030ba38bf3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c
@@ -263,6 +263,19 @@ static struct console sclp_console =
 	.index = 0 /* ttyS0 */
 };
 
+/*
+ *  Release allocated pages.
+ */
+static void __init __sclp_console_free_pages(void)
+{
+	struct list_head *page, *p;
+
+	list_for_each_safe(page, p, &sclp_con_pages) {
+		list_del(page);
+		free_page((unsigned long)page);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * called by console_init() in drivers/char/tty_io.c at boot-time.
  */
@@ -282,6 +295,10 @@ sclp_console_init(void)
 	/* Allocate pages for output buffering */
 	for (i = 0; i < sclp_console_pages; i++) {
 		page = (void *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+		if (!page) {
+			__sclp_console_free_pages();
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 		list_add_tail(page, &sclp_con_pages);
 	}
 	sclp_conbuf = NULL;