diff --git a/libavcodec/jpeglsenc.c b/libavcodec/jpeglsenc.c
index 62a2328a0a..aff1c6dd82 100644
--- a/libavcodec/jpeglsenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/jpeglsenc.c
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ static int encode_picture_ls(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
 
     ls_store_lse(state, &pb);
 
-    zero = av_mallocz(p->linesize[0]);
+    zero = av_mallocz(FFABS(p->linesize[0]));
+    if (!zero)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     last = zero;
     cur = p->data[0];
     if(avctx->pix_fmt == PIX_FMT_GRAY8){