diff --git a/audio/audio_resampler_driver.c b/audio/audio_resampler_driver.c
index 0c225fd2f1..cb2d7ddcc2 100644
--- a/audio/audio_resampler_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_resampler_driver.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ const char* config_get_audio_resampler_driver_options(void)
 
    attr.i = 0;
 
+   if (!options_l)
+      return NULL;
+
    for (i = 0; resampler_drivers[i]; i++)
    {
       const char *opt = resampler_drivers[i]->ident;
@@ -116,6 +119,13 @@ const char* config_get_audio_resampler_driver_options(void)
 
    options = (char*)calloc(options_len, sizeof(char));
 
+   if (!options)
+   {
+      string_list_free(options_l);
+      options_l = NULL;
+      return NULL;
+   }
+
    string_list_join_concat(options, options_len, options_l, "|");
 
    string_list_free(options_l);