diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
index 9012e33ae22f..731600de0389 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ uwrite(int const fd, void const *const buf, size_t const count)
 {
 	size_t cnt = count;
 	off_t idx = 0;
+	void *p = NULL;
 
 	file_updated = 1;
 
@@ -153,7 +154,10 @@ uwrite(int const fd, void const *const buf, size_t const count)
 		off_t aoffset = (file_ptr + count) - file_end;
 
 		if (aoffset > file_append_size) {
-			file_append = realloc(file_append, aoffset);
+			p = realloc(file_append, aoffset);
+			if (!p)
+				free(file_append);
+			file_append = p;
 			file_append_size = aoffset;
 		}
 		if (!file_append) {