diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index a49e5639..59205ba6 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -4967,6 +4967,10 @@ write_pid_file(const char *filename, const char *chroot_dir)
         if (!chroot_dir)
         {
             saved_pid_file_name = strdup(filename);
+            if (!saved_pid_file_name)
+            {
+                msg( M_FATAL, "Failed allocate memory saved_pid_file_name");
+            }
         }
     }
 }