diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/fsrtl/faulttol.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/fsrtl/faulttol.c
index 7e95a6e6419..9af1fc528dc 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/fsrtl/faulttol.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/fsrtl/faulttol.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ FsRtlBalanceReads(PDEVICE_OBJECT TargetDevice)
                                         FALSE,
                                         &Event,
                                         &IoStatusBlock);
+    if (!Irp) return STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
 
     /* Send it */
     Status = IoCallDriver(TargetDevice, Irp);