diff --git a/src/haterm_init.c b/src/haterm_init.c
index 1eacd900e..65baad54f 100644
--- a/src/haterm_init.c
+++ b/src/haterm_init.c
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ void haproxy_init_args(int argc, char **argv)
 char **copy_argv(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char **ret = calloc(1, sizeof(*ret));
-	*ret = strdup("");
+
+	if (*ret)
+		*ret = strdup("");
+
 	return ret;
 }