diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/stockobj.c b/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/stockobj.c
index 8145956e46c..9f286b3fa00 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/stockobj.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/stockobj.c
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ IntCreateStockPen(DWORD dwPenStyle,
                   ULONG ulColor)
 {
     HPEN hPen;
-    PBRUSH pbrushPen = PEN_AllocPenWithHandle();
+    PBRUSH pbrushPen;
+
+    pbrushPen = PEN_AllocPenWithHandle();
+    if (pbrushPen == NULL) return NULL;
 
     if ((dwPenStyle & PS_STYLE_MASK) == PS_NULL) dwWidth = 1;