1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index dee1ed2f0d1b..726a0eb5f197 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -65,14 +65,15 @@ struct perf_header *perf_header__new(void)
 {
         struct perf_header *self = calloc(sizeof(*self), 1);
 
-        if (!self)
-                die("nomem");
-
-        self->size = 1;
-        self->attr = malloc(sizeof(void *));
+        if (self != NULL) {
+                self->size = 1;
+                self->attr = malloc(sizeof(void *));
 
-        if (!self->attr)
-                die("nomem");
+                if (self->attr == NULL) {
+                        free(self);
+                        self = NULL;
+                }
+        }
 
         return self;
 }
@@ -426,6 +427,9 @@ struct perf_header *perf_header__read(int fd)
         u64                     f_id;
         int nr_attrs, nr_ids, i, j;
 
+        if (self == NULL)
+                die("nomem");
+
         if (perf_file_header__read(&f_header, self, fd) < 0)
                 die("incompatible file format");