diff --git a/libfdisk/src/ask.c b/libfdisk/src/ask.c
index 31f95fb06..274f6ba7b 100644
--- a/libfdisk/src/ask.c
+++ b/libfdisk/src/ask.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ int fdisk_set_ask(struct fdisk_context *cxt,
 struct fdisk_ask *fdisk_new_ask(void)
 {
 	struct fdisk_ask *ask = calloc(1, sizeof(struct fdisk_ask));
+
+	if (!ask)
+		return NULL;
+
 	DBG(ASK, ul_debugobj(ask, "alloc"));
 	ask->refcount = 1;
 	return ask;
diff --git a/libfdisk/src/item.c b/libfdisk/src/item.c
index 86fa0fb1f..671f9ad38 100644
--- a/libfdisk/src/item.c
+++ b/libfdisk/src/item.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ struct fdisk_labelitem *fdisk_new_labelitem(void)
 {
 	struct fdisk_labelitem *li = calloc(1, sizeof(*li));
 
+	if (!li)
+		return NULL;
+
 	li->refcount = 1;
 	DBG(ITEM, ul_debugobj(li, "alloc"));
 	return li;