1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 2a85205ba01a..82260c56db3d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
         else
                 header = perf_header__new();
 
+        if (header == NULL) {
+                pr_err("Not enough memory for reading perf file header\n");
+                return -1;
+        }
+
         if (raw_samples) {
                 perf_header__set_feat(header, HEADER_TRACE_INFO);
         } else {