diff --git a/share/libc/stdio.c b/share/libc/stdio.c
index 4aeab242231de4785fcfa77d8af426e61674df6a..1a59d87315602df554006108714350d5edf61d46 100644
--- a/share/libc/stdio.c
+++ b/share/libc/stdio.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ ssize_t getline(char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream) {
   }
   if (!*lineptr || *n == 0) {
     *lineptr = malloc(2);
-    if (!lineptr) {
+    if (!*lineptr) {
       errno = ENOMEM;
       //TODO: set error indicator for stream
       return -1;
diff --git a/tests/libc/oracle/fc_libc.1.res.oracle b/tests/libc/oracle/fc_libc.1.res.oracle
index f54c0e53e9ef9e9077a8f8d192babb74943146b3..bc1a0874a6a93bd9e5e05847cfa88d8d8b87858c 100644
--- a/tests/libc/oracle/fc_libc.1.res.oracle
+++ b/tests/libc/oracle/fc_libc.1.res.oracle
@@ -6594,7 +6594,7 @@ ssize_t getline(char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream)
       _LOR_1:
       {
         *lineptr = (char *)malloc((size_t)2);
-        if (! lineptr) {
+        if (! *lineptr) {
           __fc_errno = 12;
           __retres = -1;
           goto return_label;
diff --git a/tests/libc/oracle/stdio_c.res.oracle b/tests/libc/oracle/stdio_c.res.oracle
index 511866c32d3bbdf6538340b08ffa394af13879a9..b690ae421776ff0d02c2d2880b6660d6d1d7a495 100644
--- a/tests/libc/oracle/stdio_c.res.oracle
+++ b/tests/libc/oracle/stdio_c.res.oracle
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@
 [eva] Done for function Frama_C_unsigned_char_interval
 [eva] Recording results for fgetc
 [eva] Done for function fgetc
-[eva:alarm] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:90: Warning: 
-  out of bounds write. assert \valid(*lineptr + tmp_2);
-                       (tmp_2 from cur++)
 [eva] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:83: starting to merge loop iterations
 [eva] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:84: Reusing old results for call to fgetc
 [eva] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:104: Call to builtin realloc
@@ -90,6 +87,9 @@
   Called from FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:82.
 [eva] Done for function feof
 [eva] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:84: Reusing old results for call to fgetc
+[eva:alarm] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:90: Warning: 
+  out of bounds write. assert \valid(*lineptr + tmp_2);
+                       (tmp_2 from cur++)
 [eva] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:84: Reusing old results for call to fgetc
 [eva] FRAMAC_SHARE/libc/stdio.c:104: Call to builtin realloc
 [eva] computing for function ferror <- getline <- main.