1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/dialogs/clonetiler.cpp b/src/dialogs/clonetiler.cpp
index e063c8054..130480608 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/clonetiler.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/clonetiler.cpp
@@ -786,12 +786,13 @@ clonetiler_trace_pick (NR::Rect box)
 
     /* Set up pixblock */
     guchar *px = g_new(guchar, 4 * width * height);
-    memset(px, 0x00, 4 * width * height);
 
     if (px == NULL) {
         return 0; // buffer is too big or too small, cannot pick, so return 0
     }
 
+    memset(px, 0x00, 4 * width * height);
+
     /* Render */
     NRPixBlock pb;
     nr_pixblock_setup_extern( &pb, NR_PIXBLOCK_MODE_R8G8B8A8N,