diff --git a/dix/window.c b/dix/window.c
index 905cda021..866c4a5d5 100644
--- a/dix/window.c
+++ b/dix/window.c
@@ -3492,6 +3492,8 @@ ChangeWindowDeviceCursor(WindowPtr pWin, DeviceIntPtr pDev, CursorPtr pCursor)
             return Success;
 
         pNewNode = malloc(sizeof(DevCursNodeRec));
+        if (!pNewNode)
+            return BadAlloc;
         pNewNode->dev = pDev;
         pNewNode->next = pWin->optional->deviceCursors;
         pWin->optional->deviceCursors = pNewNode;