diff --git a/src/at_chat.c b/src/at_chat.c
index 95f3bdb..dc4ff0c 100644
--- a/src/at_chat.c
+++ b/src/at_chat.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ at_obj_t *at_obj_create(const at_adapter_t *adap)
     if (adap->urc_bufsize != 0) {
         ai->urc_bufsize  = adap->urc_bufsize < 32 ? 32 : adap->urc_bufsize;
         ai->urcbuf       = at_core_malloc(ai->urc_bufsize);
-        if (ai->recvbuf == NULL) {
+        if (ai->urcbuf == NULL) {
             at_obj_destroy(&ai->obj);
             return NULL;
         }