diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 5d3f6fb..451c0ee 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -7495,6 +7495,10 @@
 #endif
 	}
     }
+#ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
+    if (aucmd_win != NULL && win_alloc_lines(aucmd_win) == FAIL)
+	outofmem = TRUE;
+#endif
 #ifdef FEAT_WINDOWS
 give_up:
 #endif