diff --git a/coders/ipl.c b/coders/ipl.c
index 74c37b7c84..7076b5d30b 100644
--- a/coders/ipl.c
+++ b/coders/ipl.c
@@ -539,8 +539,9 @@ static MagickBooleanType WriteIPLImage(const ImageInfo *image_info,Image *image,
     return(status);
   scene=0;
   
-
   quantum_info=AcquireQuantumInfo(image_info,image);
+  if (quantum_info == (QuantumInfo *) NULL)
+    ThrowWriterException(ResourceLimitError,"MemoryAllocationFailed");
   if ((quantum_info->format == UndefinedQuantumFormat) &&
       (IsHighDynamicRangeImage(image,exception) != MagickFalse))
     SetQuantumFormat(image,quantum_info,FloatingPointQuantumFormat);