diff --git a/rtc_base/memory/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/memory/BUILD.gn
index 3f70fca819..1e3eb08b02 100644
--- a/rtc_base/memory/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/memory/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ rtc_source_set("aligned_malloc") {
     "aligned_malloc.cc",
     "aligned_malloc.h",
   ]
-  deps = []
+  deps = [
+    "..:checks",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("fifo_buffer") {
diff --git a/rtc_base/memory/aligned_malloc.cc b/rtc_base/memory/aligned_malloc.cc
index c893c96ef2..5de8dabb09 100644
--- a/rtc_base/memory/aligned_malloc.cc
+++ b/rtc_base/memory/aligned_malloc.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include "rtc_base/memory/aligned_malloc.h"
 
+#include "rtc_base/checks.h"
+
 #include <stdlib.h>  // for free, malloc
 #include <string.h>  // for memcpy
 
@@ -61,9 +63,7 @@ void* AlignedMalloc(size_t size, size_t alignment) {
   // A pointer to the start of the memory must be stored so that it can be
   // retreived for deletion, ergo the sizeof(uintptr_t).
   void* memory_pointer = malloc(size + sizeof(uintptr_t) + alignment - 1);
-  if (memory_pointer == NULL) {
-    return NULL;
-  }
+  RTC_CHECK(memory_pointer) << "Couldn't allocate memory in AlignedMalloc";
 
   // Aligning after the sizeof(uintptr_t) bytes will leave room for the header
   // in the same memory block.