diff --git a/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c b/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
index f4460c68f7527..5335a47291b5a 100644
--- a/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
+++ b/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
@@ -67,10 +67,22 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(stream_socket_pair)
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	array_init(return_value);
-
-	s1 = php_stream_sock_open_from_socket(pair[0], 0);
-	s2 = php_stream_sock_open_from_socket(pair[1], 0);
+    s1 = php_stream_sock_open_from_socket(pair[0], 0);
+    if (s1 == NULL) {
+        close(pair[0]);
+        close(pair[1]);
+        php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "Failed to open stream from socketpair");
+        RETURN_FALSE;        
+    }
+    s2 = php_stream_sock_open_from_socket(pair[1], 0);
+    if (s2 == NULL) {
+        php_stream_free(s1, PHP_STREAM_FREE_CLOSE);
+        close(pair[1]);
+        php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "Failed to open stream from socketpair");
+        RETURN_FALSE;        
+    }
+
+    array_init(return_value);
 
 	/* set the __exposed flag.
 	 * php_stream_to_zval() does, add_next_index_resource() does not */