diff --git a/libavcodec/aacpsy.c b/libavcodec/aacpsy.c
index ac58968ab3..6cfe3e32ea 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacpsy.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacpsy.c
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ static av_cold int psy_3gpp_init(FFPsyContext *ctx) {
     const float num_bark   = calc_bark((float)bandwidth);
 
     ctx->model_priv_data = av_mallocz(sizeof(AacPsyContext));
+    if (!ctx->model_priv_data)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     pctx = (AacPsyContext*) ctx->model_priv_data;
 
     pctx->chan_bitrate = chan_bitrate;
@@ -349,6 +351,10 @@ static av_cold int psy_3gpp_init(FFPsyContext *ctx) {
     }
 
     pctx->ch = av_mallocz(sizeof(AacPsyChannel) * ctx->avctx->channels);
+    if (!pctx->ch) {
+        av_freep(&pctx);
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
 
     lame_window_init(pctx, ctx->avctx);