diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/plugin_function.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/plugin_function.c
index 87acf9c77948e7289c63c2236a46c9cf6f5b87a7..aad92ad5e96f986044710e4556791619ed5b56c3 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/plugin_function.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/plugin_function.c
@@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ static void add_child(struct func_stack *stack, const char *child, int pos)
 	if (pos < stack->size)
 		free(stack->stack[pos]);
 	else {
-		if (!stack->stack)
-			stack->stack = malloc_or_die(sizeof(char *) * STK_BLK);
-		else
-			stack->stack = realloc(stack->stack, sizeof(char *) *
-					       (stack->size + STK_BLK));
+		char **ptr;
+
+		ptr = realloc(stack->stack, sizeof(char *) *
+			      (stack->size + STK_BLK));
+		if (!ptr) {
+			warning("could not allocate plugin memory\n");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		stack->stack = ptr;
+
 		for (i = stack->size; i < stack->size + STK_BLK; i++)
 			stack->stack[i] = NULL;
 		stack->size += STK_BLK;
@@ -64,10 +70,15 @@ static int add_and_get_index(const char *parent, const char *child, int cpu)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (cpu > cpus) {
-		if (fstack)
-			fstack = realloc(fstack, sizeof(*fstack) * (cpu + 1));
-		else
-			fstack = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*fstack) * (cpu + 1));
+		struct func_stack *ptr;
+
+		ptr = realloc(fstack, sizeof(*fstack) * (cpu + 1));
+		if (!ptr) {
+			warning("could not allocate plugin memory\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		fstack = ptr;
 
 		/* Account for holes in the cpu count */
 		for (i = cpus + 1; i <= cpu; i++)