diff --git a/main/channel_internal_api.c b/main/channel_internal_api.c
index 624bdd1cb1..835b9ce374 100644
--- a/main/channel_internal_api.c
+++ b/main/channel_internal_api.c
@@ -1457,6 +1457,10 @@ struct ast_channel *__ast_channel_internal_alloc(void (*destructor)(void *obj),
 	tmp = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*tmp), destructor);
 #endif
 
+	if (!tmp) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	if ((ast_string_field_init(tmp, 128))) {
 		return ast_channel_unref(tmp);
 	}