diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BlockAllocator.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BlockAllocator.cpp
index 48bf78dd23..257fb3d872 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BlockAllocator.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BlockAllocator.cpp
@@ -517,7 +517,8 @@ BlockAllocator::BlockAllocator(Volume* volume)
 	:
 	fVolume(volume),
 	fGroups(NULL),
-	fCheckBitmap(NULL)
+	fCheckBitmap(NULL),
+	fCheckCookie(NULL)
 {
 	mutex_init(&fLock, "bfs allocator");
 }
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ BlockAllocator::Initialize(bool full)
 	fNumBlocks = (fVolume->NumBlocks() + fVolume->BlockSize() * 8 - 1)
 		/ (fVolume->BlockSize() * 8);
 
-	fGroups = new AllocationGroup[fNumGroups];
+	fGroups = new(std::nothrow) AllocationGroup[fNumGroups];
 	if (fGroups == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
@@ -1215,7 +1216,7 @@ BlockAllocator::StartChecking(const check_control* control)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
-	fCheckCookie = new check_cookie();
+	fCheckCookie = new(std::nothrow) check_cookie();
 	if (fCheckCookie == NULL) {
 		free(fCheckBitmap);
 		fCheckBitmap = NULL;
@@ -1432,7 +1433,7 @@ BlockAllocator::CheckNextNode(check_control* control)
 			fCheckCookie->parent = inode;
 			fCheckCookie->parent_mode = inode->Mode();
 
-			fCheckCookie->iterator = new TreeIterator(tree);
+			fCheckCookie->iterator = new(std::nothrow) TreeIterator(tree);
 			if (fCheckCookie->iterator == NULL)
 				RETURN_ERROR(B_NO_MEMORY);
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
index 9555d6219f..a7166947f3 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Volume::Mount(const char* deviceName, uint32 flags)
 	if ((fBlockCache = opener.InitCache(NumBlocks(), fBlockSize)) == NULL)
 		return B_ERROR;
 
-	fJournal = new Journal(this);
+	fJournal = new(std::nothrow) Journal(this);
 	if (fJournal == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
@@ -384,15 +384,17 @@ Volume::Mount(const char* deviceName, uint32 flags)
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	fRootNode = new Inode(this, ToVnode(Root()));
+	fRootNode = new(std::nothrow) Inode(this, ToVnode(Root()));
 	if (fRootNode != NULL && fRootNode->InitCheck() == B_OK) {
 		status = publish_vnode(fVolume, ToVnode(Root()), (void*)fRootNode,
 			&gBFSVnodeOps, fRootNode->Mode(), 0);
 		if (status == B_OK) {
 			// try to get indices root dir
 
-			if (!Indices().IsZero())
-				fIndicesNode = new Inode(this, ToVnode(Indices()));
+			if (!Indices().IsZero()) {
+				fIndicesNode = new(std::nothrow) Inode(this,
+					ToVnode(Indices()));
+			}
 
 			if (fIndicesNode == NULL
 				|| fIndicesNode->InitCheck() < B_OK
@@ -690,7 +692,7 @@ Volume::Initialize(int fd, const char* name, uint32 blockSize,
 	if ((fBlockCache = opener.InitCache(NumBlocks(), fBlockSize)) == NULL)
 		return B_ERROR;
 
-	fJournal = new Journal(this);
+	fJournal = new(std::nothrow) Journal(this);
 	if (fJournal == NULL || fJournal->InitCheck() < B_OK)
 		RETURN_ERROR(B_ERROR);