diff --git a/src/tcp_rules.c b/src/tcp_rules.c
index 2e1eac4ee..edc287b56 100644
--- a/src/tcp_rules.c
+++ b/src/tcp_rules.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,10 @@ static int tcp_parse_tcp_rep(char **args, int section_type, struct proxy *curpx,
 	}
 
 	rule = calloc(1, sizeof(*rule));
+	if (!rule) {
+		memprintf(err, "parsing [%s:%d] : out of memory", file, line);
+		return -1;
+	}
 	LIST_INIT(&rule->list);
 	arg = 1;
 	where = 0;
@@ -1169,6 +1173,10 @@ static int tcp_parse_tcp_req(char **args, int section_type, struct proxy *curpx,
 	}
 
 	rule = calloc(1, sizeof(*rule));
+	if (!rule) {
+		memprintf(err, "parsing [%s:%d] : out of memory", file, line);
+		return -1;
+	}
 	LIST_INIT(&rule->list);
 	arg = 1;
 	where = 0;