diff --git a/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c b/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
index effc9a5ac3..d7f742ba7d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
@@ -584,8 +584,15 @@ int ff_frame_thread_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 
     avctx->internal->thread_ctx = fctx = av_mallocz(sizeof(FrameThreadContext));
+    if (!fctx)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 
     fctx->threads = av_mallocz(sizeof(PerThreadContext) * thread_count);
+    if (!fctx->threads) {
+        av_freep(&avctx->internal->thread_ctx);
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
+
     pthread_mutex_init(&fctx->buffer_mutex, NULL);
     fctx->delaying = 1;