1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vm.c b/vm.c
index 6636a5225..25bf1b093 100644
--- a/vm.c
+++ b/vm.c
@@ -1851,6 +1851,10 @@ Init_BareVM(void)
     /* VM bootstrap: phase 1 */
     rb_vm_t * vm = malloc(sizeof(*vm));
     rb_thread_t * th = malloc(sizeof(*th));
+    if (!vm || !th) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "[FATAL] failed to allocate memory\n");
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
     MEMZERO(th, rb_thread_t, 1);
 
     rb_thread_set_current_raw(th);