diff --git a/libavcodec/proresenc_anatoliy.c b/libavcodec/proresenc_anatoliy.c
index cc98c6611e..25ffbc04ce 100644
--- a/libavcodec/proresenc_anatoliy.c
+++ b/libavcodec/proresenc_anatoliy.c
@@ -591,6 +591,8 @@ static av_cold int prores_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 
     avctx->coded_frame = av_frame_alloc();
+    if (!avctx->coded_frame)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     avctx->coded_frame->key_frame = 1;
     avctx->coded_frame->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;