diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_state.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_state.c
index 6488c71f4ad..c176fa6fe93 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_state.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_state.c
@@ -1267,9 +1267,13 @@ nv50_set_global_bindings(struct pipe_context *pipe,
 
    if (nv50->global_residents.size <= (end * sizeof(struct pipe_resource *))) {
       const unsigned old_size = nv50->global_residents.size;
-      util_dynarray_resize(&nv50->global_residents, struct pipe_resource *, end);
-      memset((uint8_t *)nv50->global_residents.data + old_size, 0,
-             nv50->global_residents.size - old_size);
+      if (util_dynarray_resize(&nv50->global_residents, struct pipe_resource *, end)) {
+         memset((uint8_t *)nv50->global_residents.data + old_size, 0,
+                nv50->global_residents.size - old_size);
+      } else {
+         NOUVEAU_ERR("Could not resize global residents array\n");
+         return;
+      }
    }
 
    if (resources) {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_state.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_state.c
index 49546e5de68..d53a6cb2a26 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_state.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_state.c
@@ -1384,9 +1384,13 @@ nvc0_set_global_bindings(struct pipe_context *pipe,
 
    if (nvc0->global_residents.size <= (end * sizeof(struct pipe_resource *))) {
       const unsigned old_size = nvc0->global_residents.size;
-      util_dynarray_resize(&nvc0->global_residents, struct pipe_resource *, end);
-      memset((uint8_t *)nvc0->global_residents.data + old_size, 0,
-             nvc0->global_residents.size - old_size);
+      if (util_dynarray_resize(&nvc0->global_residents, struct pipe_resource *, end)) {
+         memset((uint8_t *)nvc0->global_residents.data + old_size, 0,
+                nvc0->global_residents.size - old_size);
+      } else {
+         NOUVEAU_ERR("Could not resize global residents array\n");
+         return;
+      }
    }
 
    if (resources) {