diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/fcb.c b/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/fcb.c
index 7badedba171..e63b73ee5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/fcb.c
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/fcb.c
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ NtfsCreateFCB(PCWSTR FileName,
     ASSERT(Vcb->Identifier.Type == NTFS_TYPE_VCB);
 
     Fcb = ExAllocateFromNPagedLookasideList(&NtfsGlobalData->FcbLookasideList);
+    if (Fcb == NULL)
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     RtlZeroMemory(Fcb, sizeof(NTFS_FCB));
 
     Fcb->Identifier.Type = NTFS_TYPE_FCB;