diff --git a/admin/autoupdater/src/util.c b/admin/autoupdater/src/util.c
index 881523f..ff21d4f 100644
--- a/admin/autoupdater/src/util.c
+++ b/admin/autoupdater/src/util.c
@@ -100,3 +100,23 @@ float get_uptime(void) {
 	fputs("autoupdater: error: unable to determine uptime\n", stderr);
 	exit(1);
 }
+
+void * safe_malloc(size_t size) {
+	void *ret = malloc(size);
+	if (!ret) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "autoupdater: error: failed to allocate memory\n");
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void * safe_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size) {
+	void *ret = realloc(ptr, size);
+	if (!ret) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "autoupdater: error: failed to allocate memory\n");
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/admin/autoupdater/src/util.h b/admin/autoupdater/src/util.h
index 5c23d79..305cc3a 100644
--- a/admin/autoupdater/src/util.h
+++ b/admin/autoupdater/src/util.h
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
 */
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stddef.h>
+
 
 void run_dir(const char *dir);
 void randomize(void);
 float get_uptime(void);
+
+void * safe_malloc(size_t size);
+void * safe_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);