1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/support/allocators/secure.h b/src/support/allocators/secure.h
index 0249afa499..57f5b1f733 100644
--- a/src/support/allocators/secure.h
+++ b/src/support/allocators/secure.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ struct secure_allocator : public std::allocator<T> {
 
     T* allocate(std::size_t n, const void* hint = 0)
     {
-        return static_cast<T*>(LockedPoolManager::Instance().alloc(sizeof(T) * n));
+        T* allocation = static_cast<T*>(LockedPoolManager::Instance().alloc(sizeof(T) * n));
+        if (!allocation) {
+            throw std::bad_alloc();
+        }
+        return allocation;
     }
 
     void deallocate(T* p, std::size_t n)