diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index 61033093..234849a2 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ shell_configuration(struct desktop_shell *shell)
 	struct weston_config_section *section;
 	int duration;
 	char *s, *client;
+	int ret;
 
 	section = weston_config_get_section(shell->compositor->config,
 					    "screensaver", NULL, NULL);
@@ -585,8 +586,10 @@ shell_configuration(struct desktop_shell *shell)
 
 	section = weston_config_get_section(shell->compositor->config,
 					    "shell", NULL, NULL);
-	asprintf(&client, "%s/%s", weston_config_get_libexec_dir(),
-				   WESTON_SHELL_CLIENT);
+	ret = asprintf(&client, "%s/%s", weston_config_get_libexec_dir(),
+		       WESTON_SHELL_CLIENT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		client = NULL;
 	weston_config_section_get_string(section,
 					 "client", &s, client);
 	free(client);
diff --git a/src/screenshooter.c b/src/screenshooter.c
index af2c754a..cafbf107 100644
--- a/src/screenshooter.c
+++ b/src/screenshooter.c
@@ -287,9 +287,15 @@ screenshooter_binding(struct weston_seat *seat, uint32_t time, uint32_t key,
 {
 	struct screenshooter *shooter = data;
 	char *screenshooter_exe;
+	int ret;
 
-	asprintf(&screenshooter_exe, "%s/%s", weston_config_get_libexec_dir(),
-					      "/weston-screenshooter");
+	ret = asprintf(&screenshooter_exe, "%s/%s",
+		       weston_config_get_libexec_dir(),
+		       "/weston-screenshooter");
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		weston_log("Could not construct screenshooter path.\n");
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (!shooter->client)
 		shooter->client = weston_client_launch(shooter->ec,
diff --git a/src/text-backend.c b/src/text-backend.c
index 7d2a0640..e9578a41 100644
--- a/src/text-backend.c
+++ b/src/text-backend.c
@@ -938,11 +938,14 @@ text_backend_configuration(struct text_backend *text_backend)
 {
 	struct weston_config_section *section;
 	char *client;
+	int ret;
 
 	section = weston_config_get_section(text_backend->compositor->config,
 					    "input-method", NULL, NULL);
-	asprintf(&client, "%s/weston-keyboard",
-		 weston_config_get_libexec_dir());
+	ret = asprintf(&client, "%s/weston-keyboard",
+		       weston_config_get_libexec_dir());
+	if (ret < 0)
+		client = NULL;
 	weston_config_section_get_string(section, "path",
 					 &text_backend->input_method.path,
 					 client);