diff --git a/src/pipewire/global.c b/src/pipewire/global.c
index 635a8c0f4..86fe4a3fb 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/global.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/global.c
@@ -98,12 +98,17 @@ pw_global_new(struct pw_context *context,
 	spa_list_init(&this->resource_list);
 	spa_hook_list_init(&this->listener_list);
 
-	pw_context_add_global(context, this);
+	if (pw_context_add_global(context, this) == SPA_ID_INVALID) {
+		res = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
 
 	pw_log_debug("%p: new %s %d", this, this->type, this->id);
 
 	return this;
 
+error_free:
+	free(this);
 error_cleanup:
 	pw_properties_free(properties);
 	errno = -res;