diff --git a/src/command/cmd_ac.c b/src/command/cmd_ac.c
index facbbd30..a4c09813 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_ac.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_ac.c
@@ -1684,6 +1684,9 @@ cmd_ac_complete_filepath(const char* const input, char* const startstr, gboolean
     }
 
     inpcp = strdup(inpcp);
+    if (!inpcp) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     // strip quotes
     if (*inpcp == '"') {