diff --git a/libs/libc/src/file.cpp b/libs/libc/src/file.cpp
index 0ef00616..aeda988f 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/file.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/file.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern "C"
             return 0;
         }
         FILE* stream = (FILE*)malloc(sizeof(FILE));
+        if (!stream) { return 0; }
         stream->f_fd = fd;
         clearerr(stream);
         return stream;