diff --git a/src/modules/mixer/lib/backends/pulseaudio/pulse.c b/src/modules/mixer/lib/backends/pulseaudio/pulse.c
index 8cbb1f4f9..2e10c4e70 100644
--- a/src/modules/mixer/lib/backends/pulseaudio/pulse.c
+++ b/src/modules/mixer/lib/backends/pulseaudio/pulse.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ _pa_cvolume_convert(const pa_cvolume *volume, Emix_Volume *vol)
      {
         WRN("Could not allocate memory for volume");
         vol->channel_count = 0;
+        return;
      }
 
    vol->channel_count = volume->channels;