diff --git a/ffprobe.c b/ffprobe.c
index d07a58b1c2..a7aef02ebf 100644
--- a/ffprobe.c
+++ b/ffprobe.c
@@ -1668,6 +1668,10 @@ static int read_interval_packets(WriterContext *w, AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx,
     }
 
     frame = av_frame_alloc();
+    if (!frame) {
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        goto end;
+    }
     while (!av_read_frame(fmt_ctx, &pkt)) {
         if (selected_streams[pkt.stream_index]) {
             AVRational tb = fmt_ctx->streams[pkt.stream_index]->time_base;