not_found:
        /* Save for later use. */
-       handle = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*handle));
+       handle = malloc(sizeof(*handle));
+       if (!handle) {
+               do_warning("Failed to allocate event handler");
+               return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+       }
+
        memset(handle, 0, sizeof(*handle));
        handle->id = id;
        if (event_name)
 
        if ((event_name && !handle->event_name) ||
            (sys_name && !handle->sys_name)) {
-               die("Failed to allocate event/sys name");
+               do_warning("Failed to allocate event/sys name");
+               free((void *)handle->event_name);
+               free((void *)handle->sys_name);
+               free(handle);
+               return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
        }
 
        handle->func = func;