diff --git a/ggml-alloc.c b/ggml-alloc.c
index dfe5ba2e5..9d5b88567 100644
--- a/ggml-alloc.c
+++ b/ggml-alloc.c
@@ -788,10 +788,12 @@ static bool alloc_tensor_range(struct ggml_context * ctx,
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: failed to allocate %s buffer of size %zu\n", __func__, ggml_backend_buft_name(buft), size);
 #endif
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < *n_buffers; i++) {
-            ggml_backend_buffer_free(*buffers[i]);
+        if (buffers && *buffers) {
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < *n_buffers; i++) {
+                ggml_backend_buffer_free(*buffers[i]);
+            }
+            free(buffers);
         }
-        free(buffers);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -843,10 +845,12 @@ ggml_backend_buffer_t ggml_backend_alloc_ctx_tensors_from_buft(struct ggml_conte
                     __func__, t->name,
                     ggml_backend_buft_name(buft),
                     this_size, max_size);
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < n_buffers; i++) {
-                ggml_backend_buffer_free(buffers[i]);
+            if(buffers && *buffers) {
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < n_buffers; i++) {
+                    ggml_backend_buffer_free(buffers[i]);
+                }
+                free(buffers);
             }
-            free(buffers);
             return NULL;
         }