diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 5411be4..2a85205 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id);
+	if (perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id) < 0) {
+		pr_warning("Not enough memory to add id\n");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
 
 	assert(fd[nr_cpu][counter] >= 0);
 	fcntl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);