diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/bin/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c b/legacy/evas/src/bin/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c
index 6adf0ea9a3..125c581548 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/bin/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/bin/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ evas_image_load_file_data_webp(Evas_Img_Load_Params *ilp, const char *file, cons
    fclose(f);
 
    decoded = WebPDecodeBGRA(data, file_size, &width, &height);
+   if (!decoded)
+     {
+        *error = EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_UNKNOWN_FORMAT;
+        free(data);
+        goto close_file;
+     }
    memcpy(ilp->buffer, decoded, width * height * 4);
    evas_cserve2_image_premul(ilp);
    
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c
index 5b2391001c..c0506032c2 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/loaders/webp/evas_image_load_webp.c
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ evas_image_load_file_data_webp(Image_Entry *ie, const char *file, const char *ke
    }
 
    decoded = WebPDecodeBGRA(data, file_size, &width, &height);
+   if (!decoded)
+     {
+        *error = EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_UNKNOWN_FORMAT;
+        goto free_data;
+     }
    memcpy(surface, decoded, width * height * 4);
    evas_common_image_premul(ie);