Index: runtime/src/kmp_i18n.c
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/kmp_i18n.c
+++ runtime/src/kmp_i18n.c
@@ -824,8 +824,10 @@
             // XSI version of strerror_r.
 
             int    size   = 2048;
-            // TODO: Add checking result of malloc().
             char * buffer = (char *) KMP_INTERNAL_MALLOC( size );
+            if (buffer == NULL) {
+              KMP_FATAL(MemoryAllocFailed);
+            }
             int    rc;
             rc = strerror_r( err, buffer, size );
             if ( rc == -1 ) {