diff --git a/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c b/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c
index 7ac5ce7..f7d19f4 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/hw_info.c
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@
     struct hardware_info *hw_info;
 
     hw_info = malloc(sizeof(struct hardware_info));
+    if (!hw_info) {
+        ALOGE("failed to allocate mem for hardware info");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     hw_info->snd_devices = NULL;
     hw_info->num_snd_devices = 0;
     strlcpy(hw_info->dev_extn, "", sizeof(hw_info->dev_extn));
diff --git a/hal/msm8974/platform.c b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
index f853506..5ba3372 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@
 {
     struct csd_data *csd = calloc(1, sizeof(struct csd_data));
 
+    if (!csd) {
+        ALOGE("failed to allocate csd_data mem");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     csd->csd_client = dlopen(LIB_CSD_CLIENT, RTLD_NOW);
     if (csd->csd_client == NULL) {
         ALOGE("%s: DLOPEN failed for %s", __func__, LIB_CSD_CLIENT);
@@ -658,6 +663,11 @@
 
     my_data = calloc(1, sizeof(struct platform_data));
 
+    if (!my_data) {
+        ALOGE("failed to allocate platform data");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     while (snd_card_num < MAX_SND_CARD) {
         adev->mixer = mixer_open(snd_card_num);