diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/util.c b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
index d0b8b23..6e7fbf1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/util.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	file = malloc(sizeof(*file));
+	file = xmalloc(sizeof(*file));
 	memset(file, 0, sizeof(*file));
 	file->name = file_name;
 	file->next = file_list;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 struct gstr str_new(void)
 {
 	struct gstr gs;
-	gs.s = malloc(sizeof(char) * 64);
+	gs.s = xmalloc(sizeof(char) * 64);
 	gs.len = 64;
 	gs.max_width = 0;
 	strcpy(gs.s, "\0");
@@ -138,3 +138,22 @@
 	return gs->s;
 }
 
+void *xmalloc(size_t size)
+{
+	void *p = malloc(size);
+	if (p)
+		return p;
+	fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory.\n");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+void *xcalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
+{
+	void *p = calloc(nmemb, size);
+	if (p)
+		return p;
+	fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory.\n");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+