1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 5411be4cfd77..2a85205ba01a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@ try_again:
                 exit(-1);
         }
 
-        perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id);
+        if (perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id) < 0) {
+                pr_warning("Not enough memory to add id\n");
+                exit(-1);
+        }
 
         assert(fd[nr_cpu][counter] >= 0);
         fcntl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);