diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index 530382fac..32cca2b26 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ static int node_event_param(void *object, int seq,
 			return 0;
 
 		c = calloc(1, sizeof(*c) + SPA_POD_SIZE(param));
+		if (c == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		c->info = SPA_PTROFF(c, sizeof(*c), struct spa_pod);
 		memcpy(c->info, param, SPA_POD_SIZE(param));
 		c->control.n_values = 0;