diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/DeviceRTL/src/State.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@
 }
 
 void *memory::allocGlobal(uint64_t Bytes, const char *Reason) {
-  return malloc(Bytes);
+  void *Ptr = malloc(Bytes);
+  ASSERT(Ptr != nullptr && "Nullptr returned by malloc!");
+  return Ptr;
 }
 
 void memory::freeGlobal(void *Ptr, const char *Reason) { free(Ptr); }