diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 1c72c0c7b..97f0b3d5b 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::processFile(const std::string& filename, std::istream& fi
 
     } catch (const std::runtime_error &e) {
         internalError(filename, e.what());
+    } catch (const std::bad_alloc &e) {
+      internalError(filename, e.what());
     } catch (const InternalError &e) {
         internalError(filename, e.errorMessage);
         exitcode=1; // e.g. reflect a syntax error