diff --git a/src/icon.c b/src/icon.c
index 29fb060..6f89271 100644
--- a/src/icon.c
+++ b/src/icon.c
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ int inspectIconMeta(FTSENT * pe)
     HASH_FIND_STR(g.ic, app, ic);
     if (ic == NULL) {
         ic = initIcon();
+        if (ic == NULL)
+            return 0;
         strncpy(ic->app, app, MAXAPPLEN);
         strncpy(ic->src_path, pe->fts_path, MAXICONPATHLEN-1);
         ic->src_w = ix;