1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/cgtop/cgtop.c b/src/cgtop/cgtop.c
index b4a982ce38..c67b328b38 100644
--- a/src/cgtop/cgtop.c
+++ b/src/cgtop/cgtop.c
@@ -872,9 +872,13 @@ static int get_cgroup_root(char **ret) {
         int r;
 
         if (arg_root) {
-                *ret = strdup(arg_root);
-                if (!*ret)
+                char *aux;
+
+                aux = strdup(arg_root);
+                if (!aux)
                         return log_oom();
+
+                *ret = aux;
                 return 0;
         }