diff --git a/policycoreutils/restorecond/user.c b/policycoreutils/restorecond/user.c
index c315b993..ade3fb81 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/restorecond/user.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/restorecond/user.c
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ int start() {
 static int local_server() {
 	// ! dbus, run as local service
 	char *ptr=NULL;
-	asprintf(&ptr, "%s/.restorecond", homedir);
+	if (asprintf(&ptr, "%s/.restorecond", homedir) < 0) {
+		if (debug_mode)
+			perror("asprintf");
+		return -1;
+	}
 	int fd = open(ptr, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_NOFOLLOW, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 	if (debug_mode)
 		g_warning ("Lock file: %s", ptr);
diff --git a/policycoreutils/restorecond/watch.c b/policycoreutils/restorecond/watch.c
index d9e321ec..6a833c30 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/restorecond/watch.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/restorecond/watch.c
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ static void process_config(int fd, FILE * cfg)
 		if (buffer[0] == '~') {
 			if (run_as_user) {
 				char *ptr=NULL;
-				asprintf(&ptr, "%s%s", homedir, &buffer[1]);
+				if (asprintf(&ptr, "%s%s", homedir, &buffer[1]) < 0)
+					exitApp("Error allocating memory.");
+
 				watch_list_add(fd, ptr);
 				free(ptr);
 			} else {