diff --git a/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c b/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c
index d49f418..ef1adc8 100644
--- a/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c
+++ b/swfdec/jpeg/jpeg.c
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ jpeg_decoder_init_decoder (JpegDecoder *dec)
         (dec->height_blocks * 8 * max_v_sample /
         dec->components[i].v_subsample);
     dec->components[i].rowstride = rowstride;
-    dec->components[i].image = malloc (image_size);
+    dec->components[i].image = g_try_malloc (image_size);
+    if (!dec->components[i].image)
+      dec->error = TRUE;
   }
 }