1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index d8416f011179..2f07a238ffdf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ struct perf_header_attr *perf_header_attr__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
         struct perf_header_attr *self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
 
-        if (!self)
-                die("nomem");
-
-        self->attr = *attr;
-        self->ids = 0;
-        self->size = 1;
-        self->id = malloc(sizeof(u64));
-
-        if (!self->id)
-                die("nomem");
+        if (self != NULL) {
+                self->attr = *attr;
+                self->ids  = 0;
+                self->size = 1;
+                self->id   = malloc(sizeof(u64));
+                if (self->id == NULL) {
+                        free(self);
+                        self = NULL;
+                }
+        }
 
         return self;
 }
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ struct perf_header *perf_header__read(int fd)
                 tmp = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 
                 attr = perf_header_attr__new(&f_attr.attr);
+                if (attr == NULL)
+                         die("nomem");
 
                 nr_ids = f_attr.ids.size / sizeof(u64);
                 lseek(fd, f_attr.ids.offset, SEEK_SET);