diff --git a/libavcodec/motionpixels.c b/libavcodec/motionpixels.c
index 00c11482c9..1a62d475c7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/motionpixels.c
+++ b/libavcodec/motionpixels.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ static av_cold int mp_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     mp->offset_bits_len = av_log2(avctx->width * avctx->height) + 1;
     mp->vpt = av_mallocz(avctx->height * sizeof(YuvPixel));
     mp->hpt = av_mallocz(h4 * w4 / 16 * sizeof(YuvPixel));
+    if (!mp->changes_map || !mp->vpt || !mp->hpt)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_RGB555;
     avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&mp->frame);
     return 0;