diff --git a/src/cairo-meta-surface.c b/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
index 457bfe21a..8ef9ec078 100644
--- a/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
@@ -668,7 +668,9 @@ _cairo_meta_surface_replay (cairo_surface_t *surface,
 
 	dev_path = _cairo_command_get_path (command);
 	if (dev_path && has_device_transform) {
-	    _cairo_path_fixed_init_copy (&path_copy, dev_path);
+	    status = _cairo_path_fixed_init_copy (&path_copy, dev_path);
+	    if (status)
+		break;
 	    _cairo_path_fixed_device_transform (&path_copy, device_transform);
 	    dev_path = &path_copy;
 	}