--- a/src/xml/dom/qdomhelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/xml/dom/qdomhelpers.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@
     } else {
         n.reset(doc->createTextNode(characters));
     }
+    if (!n)
+        return false;
     n->setLocation(int(reader->lineNumber()), int(reader->columnNumber()));
     node->appendChild(n.get());
     Q_UNUSED(n.release());