diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hid_common.c b/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hid_common.c
index 364073ed9cb..2b0760bccbf 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hid_common.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hid_common.c
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@ esp_hid_report_map_t *esp_hid_parse_report_map(const uint8_t *hid_rm, size_t hid
         }
     }
 
+    temp_hid_report_map_t *map = s_temp_hid_report_map;
+    if (map == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     esp_hid_report_map_t *out = (esp_hid_report_map_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(esp_hid_report_map_t));
     if (out == NULL) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "hid_report_map malloc failed");
@@ -361,8 +366,6 @@ esp_hid_report_map_t *esp_hid_parse_report_map(const uint8_t *hid_rm, size_t hid
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    temp_hid_report_map_t *map = s_temp_hid_report_map;
-
     esp_hid_report_item_t *reports = (esp_hid_report_item_t *)calloc(1, map->reports_len * sizeof(esp_hid_report_item_t));
     if (reports == NULL) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "hid_report_items malloc failed! %u maps", map->reports_len);