diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/linker.h b/tools/qfcc/include/linker.h
index 1a28f9d93..361644085 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/linker.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/linker.h
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #define __linker_h
 
 void linker_begin (void);
-void linker_add_object_file (const char *filename);
-void linker_add_lib (const char *libname);
+int linker_add_object_file (const char *filename);
+int linker_add_lib (const char *libname);
 struct qfo_s *linker_finish (void);
 
 #endif//__linker_h
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c b/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c
index b420abe77..6a6a3e50c 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c
@@ -566,14 +566,14 @@ linker_add_qfo (qfo_t *qfo)
 	add_lines (qfo);
 }
 
-void
+int
 linker_add_object_file (const char *filename)
 {
 	qfo_t      *qfo;
 
 	qfo = qfo_open (filename);
 	if (!qfo)
-		return;  
+		return 1;
 
 	if (options.verbosity >= 2)
 		puts (filename);
@@ -581,9 +581,10 @@ linker_add_object_file (const char *filename)
 	linker_add_qfo (qfo);
 	
 	qfo_delete (qfo);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-void
+int
 linker_add_lib (const char *libname)
 {
 	pack_t     *pack = pack_open (libname);
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ linker_add_lib (const char *libname)
 	int         did_something;
 
 	if (!pack)
-		return;
+		return 1;
 	do {
 		did_something = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < pack->numfiles; i++) {
@@ -606,6 +607,9 @@ linker_add_lib (const char *libname)
 			Qclose (f);
 			close (fd);
 
+			if (!qfo)
+				return 1;
+
 			for (j = 0; j < qfo->num_defs; j++) {
 				qfo_def_t  *def = qfo->defs + j;
 				if ((def->flags & QFOD_GLOBAL)
@@ -623,6 +627,7 @@ linker_add_lib (const char *libname)
 		}
 	} while (did_something);
 	pack_del (pack);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 qfo_t *
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c b/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
index d4975f671..f819828f8 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ qfo_read (VFile *file)
 
 	if (strcmp (hdr.qfo, QFO)) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "not a qfo file\n");
-		Qclose (file);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -361,7 +360,6 @@ qfo_read (VFile *file)
 		fprintf (stderr, "can't read version %x.%03x.%03x\n",
 				 (hdr.version >> 24) & 0xff, (hdr.version >> 12) & 0xfff,
 				 hdr.version & 0xfff);
-		Qclose (file);
 		free (qfo);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -374,7 +372,8 @@ qfo_read (VFile *file)
 	qfo->relocs = malloc (qfo->num_relocs * sizeof (qfo_reloc_t));
 	qfo->defs = malloc (qfo->num_defs * sizeof (qfo_def_t));
 	qfo->funcs = malloc (qfo->num_funcs * sizeof (qfo_func_t));
-	qfo->lines = malloc (qfo->num_lines * sizeof (pr_lineno_t));
+	if (qfo->num_lines)
+		qfo->lines = malloc (qfo->num_lines * sizeof (pr_lineno_t));
 	qfo->types = malloc (qfo->types_size);
 
 	Qread (file, qfo->code, qfo->code_size * sizeof (dstatement_t));
@@ -463,8 +462,10 @@ init_space (int size, pr_type_t *data)
 	defspace_t *space = new_defspace ();
 	space->size = size;
 	space->max_size = RUP (space->size, 65536);
+	if (!space->max_size)
+		space->max_size=65536;
+	space->data = malloc (space->max_size * sizeof (pr_type_t));
 	if (size && data) {
-		space->data = malloc (space->max_size * sizeof (pr_type_t));
 		memcpy (space->data, data, size * sizeof (pr_type_t));
 	}
 	return space;
@@ -478,9 +479,10 @@ qfo_to_progs (qfo_t *qfo, pr_info_t *pr)
 	qfo_func_t *qf;
 	def_t      *pd;
 	qfo_def_t  *qd;
-	reloc_t    *relocs;
+	reloc_t    *relocs = 0;
 
-	relocs = calloc (qfo->num_relocs, sizeof (reloc_t));
+	if (qfo->num_relocs)
+		relocs = calloc (qfo->num_relocs, sizeof (reloc_t));
 	for (i = 0; i < qfo->num_relocs; i++) {
 		if (i + 1 < qfo->num_relocs)
 			relocs[i].next = &relocs[i + 1];
@@ -498,7 +500,8 @@ qfo_to_progs (qfo_t *qfo, pr_info_t *pr)
 	pr->entity_data = new_defspace ();
 	pr->scope = new_scope (sc_global, pr->near_data, 0);
 	pr->scope->num_defs = qfo->num_defs;
-	pr->scope->head = calloc (pr->scope->num_defs, sizeof (def_t));
+	if (qfo->num_defs)
+		pr->scope->head = calloc (pr->scope->num_defs, sizeof (def_t));
 	for (i = 0, pd = pr->scope->head, qd = qfo->defs;
 		 i < pr->scope->num_defs; i++, pd++, qd++) {
 		*pr->scope->tail = pd;
@@ -529,7 +532,8 @@ qfo_to_progs (qfo_t *qfo, pr_info_t *pr)
 	}
 
 	pr->num_functions = qfo->num_funcs + 1;
-	pr->func_head = calloc (qfo->num_funcs, sizeof (function_t));
+	if (qfo->num_funcs)
+		pr->func_head = calloc (qfo->num_funcs, sizeof (function_t));
 	pr->func_tail = &pr->func_head;
 	for (i = 0, pf = pr->func_head, qf = qfo->funcs;
 		 i < qfo->num_funcs; i++, pf++, qf++) {
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c b/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
index d0dcb5b1e..eb9fd77cf 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
@@ -551,9 +551,11 @@ separate_compile (void)
 		linker_begin ();
 		for (file = source_files; *file; file++) {
 			if (strncmp (*file, "-l", 2))
-				linker_add_object_file (*file);
+				err = linker_add_object_file (*file);
 			else
-				linker_add_lib (*file + 2);
+				err = linker_add_lib (*file + 2);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
 		}
 		qfo = linker_finish ();
 		if (qfo) {