diff --git a/libavcodec/v210x.c b/libavcodec/v210x.c
index ec74a3384f..1435249e04 100644
--- a/libavcodec/v210x.c
+++ b/libavcodec/v210x.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->bits_per_raw_sample= 10;
 
     avctx->coded_frame= avcodec_alloc_frame();
+    if (!avctx->coded_frame)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 
     return 0;
 }