diff --git a/src/gba/cart/ereader.c b/src/gba/cart/ereader.c
index 5edfe193e..9da25196c 100644
--- a/src/gba/cart/ereader.c
+++ b/src/gba/cart/ereader.c
@@ -888,7 +888,11 @@ struct EReaderScan* EReaderScanLoadImagePNG(const char* filename) {
 	}
 	png_infop info = png_create_info_struct(png);
 	png_infop end = png_create_info_struct(png);
-	PNGReadHeader(png, info);
+	if (!PNGReadHeader(png, info)) {
+		PNGReadClose(png, info, end);
+		vf->close(vf);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	unsigned height = png_get_image_height(png, info);
 	unsigned width = png_get_image_width(png, info);
 	int type = png_get_color_type(png, info);
@@ -900,19 +904,34 @@ struct EReaderScan* EReaderScanLoadImagePNG(const char* filename) {
 			break;
 		}
 		image = malloc(height * width * 3);
-		PNGReadPixels(png, info, image, width, height, width);
+		if (!image) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (!PNGReadPixels(png, info, image, width, height, width)) {
+			free(image);
+			image = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		break;
 	case PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGBA:
 		if (depth != 8) {
 			break;
 		}
 		image = malloc(height * width * 4);
-		PNGReadPixelsA(png, info, image, width, height, width);
+		if (!image) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (!PNGReadPixelsA(png, info, image, width, height, width)) {
+			free(image);
+			image = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 	PNGReadFooter(png, end);
+out:
 	PNGReadClose(png, info, end);
 	vf->close(vf);
 	if (!image) {