2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/list.c b/lib/libalpm/list.c
index 9b3b11e9..8fda583f 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/list.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/list.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ PMList* pm_list_add(PMList *list, void *data)
 	ptr = list;
 	if(ptr == NULL) {
 		ptr = pm_list_new();
+		if(ptr == NULL) {
+			return(NULL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	lp = pm_list_last(ptr);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/list.h b/lib/libalpm/list.h
index fe0d6738..e7c9eb31 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/list.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/list.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef struct __pmlist_t {
 	void *data;
 	struct __pmlist_t *prev;
 	struct __pmlist_t *next;
-	struct __pmlist_t *last;
+	struct __pmlist_t *last; /* Quick access to last item in list */
 } pmlist_t;
 
 typedef struct __pmlist_t PMList;