1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/set.c b/sway/commands/set.c
index 1f324951..8b293825 100644
--- a/sway/commands/set.c
+++ b/sway/commands/set.c
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_set(int argc, char **argv) {
                 free(var->value);
         } else {
                 var = malloc(sizeof(struct sway_variable));
+                if (!var) {
+                        return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "set", "Unable to allocate variable");
+                }
                 var->name = strdup(argv[0]);
                 list_add(config->symbols, var);
                 list_qsort(config->symbols, compare_set_qsort);