diff --git a/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c b/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
index 76074209f9a..a4e971dee10 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
@@ -637,6 +637,8 @@ static int INIT start_bunzip(struct bunzip_data **bdp, void *inbuf, int len,
 
 	/* Allocate bunzip_data.  Most fields initialize to zero. */
 	bd = *bdp = malloc(i);
+	if (!bd)
+		return RETVAL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 	memset(bd, 0, sizeof(struct bunzip_data));
 	/* Setup input buffer */
 	bd->inbuf = inbuf;
@@ -664,6 +666,8 @@ static int INIT start_bunzip(struct bunzip_data **bdp, void *inbuf, int len,
 	bd->dbufSize = 100000*(i-BZh0);
 
 	bd->dbuf = large_malloc(bd->dbufSize * sizeof(int));
+	if (!bd->dbuf)
+		return RETVAL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 	return RETVAL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -686,7 +690,7 @@ STATIC int INIT bunzip2(unsigned char *buf, int len,
 
 	if (!outbuf) {
 		error("Could not allocate output bufer");
-		return -1;
+		return RETVAL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 	}
 	if (buf)
 		inbuf = buf;
@@ -694,6 +698,7 @@ STATIC int INIT bunzip2(unsigned char *buf, int len,
 		inbuf = malloc(BZIP2_IOBUF_SIZE);
 	if (!inbuf) {
 		error("Could not allocate input bufer");
+		i = RETVAL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 		goto exit_0;
 	}
 	i = start_bunzip(&bd, inbuf, len, fill);
@@ -720,11 +725,14 @@ STATIC int INIT bunzip2(unsigned char *buf, int len,
 	} else if (i == RETVAL_UNEXPECTED_OUTPUT_EOF) {
 		error("Compressed file ends unexpectedly");
 	}
+	if (!bd)
+		goto exit_1;
 	if (bd->dbuf)
 		large_free(bd->dbuf);
 	if (pos)
 		*pos = bd->inbufPos;
 	free(bd);
+exit_1:
 	if (!buf)
 		free(inbuf);
 exit_0: