diff --git a/libavcodec/tests/motion.c b/libavcodec/tests/motion.c
index c37fc551c3..719fba537d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tests/motion.c
+++ b/libavcodec/tests/motion.c
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     printf("ffmpeg motion test\n");
 
     ctx = avcodec_alloc_context3(NULL);
+    if (!ctx) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     ctx->flags |= AV_CODEC_FLAG_BITEXACT;
     av_force_cpu_flags(0);
     ff_me_cmp_init(&cctx, ctx);