diff --git a/src/crlf.c b/src/crlf.c
index 93448760d..c0a73990f 100644
--- a/src/crlf.c
+++ b/src/crlf.c
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ static void crlf_cleanup(
 git_filter *git_crlf_filter_new(void)
 {
 	struct crlf_filter *f = git__calloc(1, sizeof(struct crlf_filter));
+	if (f == NULL)
+		return NULL;
 
 	f->f.version = GIT_FILTER_VERSION;
 	f->f.attributes = "crlf eol text";
diff --git a/src/ident.c b/src/ident.c
index 51630879d..6bc80abc7 100644
--- a/src/ident.c
+++ b/src/ident.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ static int ident_apply(
 git_filter *git_ident_filter_new(void)
 {
 	git_filter *f = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_filter));
+	if (f == NULL)
+		return NULL;
 
 	f->version = GIT_FILTER_VERSION;
 	f->attributes = "+ident"; /* apply to files with ident attribute set */