1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/main-loop.c b/main-loop.c
index e43c7c8e8d..234a3130c2 100644
--- a/main-loop.c
+++ b/main-loop.c
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ int qemu_init_main_loop(void)
     GSource *src;
 
     init_clocks();
-    init_timer_alarm();
+    if (init_timer_alarm() < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not initialize alarm timer\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
     ret = qemu_signal_init();