diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
index 1990d496fcfc..e595079c2caf 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ static struct qrtr_node *node_get(unsigned int node_id)
 
 	node->id = node_id;
 
-	radix_tree_insert(&nodes, node_id, node);
+	if (radix_tree_insert(&nodes, node_id, node)) {
+		kfree(node);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return node;
 }