diff --git a/src/database.c b/src/database.c
index 356907e..80b80e9 100644
--- a/src/database.c
+++ b/src/database.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,8 @@ int apk_db_open(struct apk_database *db, struct apk_db_options *dbopts)
 			apk_blob_to_file(db->root_fd, apk_arch_file, *db->arch, APK_BTF_ADD_EOL);
 
 		/* mount /proc */
-		asprintf(&db->root_proc_dir, "%s/proc", dbopts->root);
+		if (asprintf(&db->root_proc_dir, "%s/proc", dbopts->root) == -1)
+			goto ret_errno;
 		if (statfs(db->root_proc_dir, &stfs) != 0) {
 			if (errno == ENOENT) mkdir(db->root_proc_dir, 0555);
 			stfs.f_type = 0;