diff --git a/android/hal-bluetooth.c b/android/hal-bluetooth.c
index e24f7d2..66f4a37 100644
--- a/android/hal-bluetooth.c
+++ b/android/hal-bluetooth.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 
@@ -1103,6 +1104,11 @@ static int open_bluetooth(const struct hw_module_t *module, char const *name,
 
 	DBG("");
 
+	if (!dev) {
+		error("Failed to allocate memory for device");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof(bluetooth_device_t));
 	dev->common.tag = HARDWARE_DEVICE_TAG;
 	dev->common.version = 0;