diff --git a/tests/testutilsxen.c b/tests/testutilsxen.c
index b73c79581d7212ec4487d1f1c79b0fccc24eeab8..76da33826c6cbc2dd5dbaa3f8ee25e4dcd1c09d5 100644
--- a/tests/testutilsxen.c
+++ b/tests/testutilsxen.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ libxlDriverPrivatePtr testXLInitDriver(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    driver->config = libxlDriverConfigNew();
+    if (!(driver->config = libxlDriverConfigNew()))
+        return NULL;
 
     driver->config->caps = testXLInitCaps();