diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_uio_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_uio_daemon.c
index 3ce316cc9f970b..7a00f3066a9807 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_uio_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_uio_daemon.c
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ static int hv_fcopy_start(struct hv_start_fcopy *smsg_in)
 	file_name = (char *)malloc(file_size * sizeof(char));
 	path_name = (char *)malloc(path_size * sizeof(char));
 
+	if (!file_name || !path_name) {
+		free(file_name);
+		free(path_name);
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Can't allocate memory for file name and/or path name");
+		return HV_E_FAIL;
+	}
+
 	wcstoutf8(file_name, (__u16 *)in_file_name, file_size);
 	wcstoutf8(path_name, (__u16 *)in_path_name, path_size);