diff -r fbce915a7024 -r a2b3cc337c5e pidgin/gtkrequest.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkrequest.c	Mon Apr 23 16:37:00 2018 +0100
+++ b/pidgin/gtkrequest.c	Sun Apr 29 22:44:00 2018 +0100
@@ -1787,6 +1787,9 @@
 	GstElement *ret;
 
 	ret = gst_element_factory_make("ximagesrc", NULL);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
 	g_object_set(ret, "use-damage", 0, NULL);
 
 	info = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(media), "src-element");
@@ -1816,6 +1819,9 @@
 	GstElement *ret;
 
 	ret = gst_element_factory_make("gdiscreencapsrc", NULL);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
 	g_object_set(ret, "cursor", TRUE);
 
 	info = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(media), "src-element");