diff --git a/impeller/core/host_buffer.cc b/impeller/core/host_buffer.cc
index 48891ea74707f..69b8c1cfd745d 100644
--- a/impeller/core/host_buffer.cc
+++ b/impeller/core/host_buffer.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ HostBuffer::HostBuffer(const std::shared_ptr<Allocator>& allocator)
   desc.size = kAllocatorBlockSize;
   desc.storage_mode = StorageMode::kHostVisible;
   for (auto i = 0u; i < kHostBufferArenaSize; i++) {
-    device_buffers_[i].push_back(allocator->CreateBuffer(desc));
+    std::shared_ptr<DeviceBuffer> device_buffer = allocator->CreateBuffer(desc);
+    FML_CHECK(device_buffer) << "Failed to allocate device buffer.";
+    device_buffers_[i].push_back(device_buffer);
   }
 }