diff --git a/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c b/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
index 2713edcd..4657c6d4 100644
--- a/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
@@ -1692,11 +1692,16 @@ WebPEncodingError VP8LEncodeStream(const WebPConfig* const config,
   const WebPWorkerInterface* const worker_interface = WebPGetWorkerInterface();
   int ok_main;
 
+  if (enc_main == NULL || !VP8LBitWriterInit(&bw_side, 0)) {
+    WebPEncodingSetError(picture, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+    VP8LEncoderDelete(enc_main);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   // Analyze image (entropy, num_palettes etc)
-  if (enc_main == NULL ||
-      !EncoderAnalyze(enc_main, crunch_configs, &num_crunch_configs_main,
+  if (!EncoderAnalyze(enc_main, crunch_configs, &num_crunch_configs_main,
                       &red_and_blue_always_zero) ||
-      !EncoderInit(enc_main) || !VP8LBitWriterInit(&bw_side, 0)) {
+      !EncoderInit(enc_main)) {
     err = VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     goto Error;
   }