diff --git a/third_party/libmodplug/src/load_pat.cpp b/third_party/libmodplug/src/load_pat.cpp
index a8f77e5..a165ab6 100644
--- a/third_party/libmodplug/src/load_pat.cpp
+++ b/third_party/libmodplug/src/load_pat.cpp
@@ -1119,7 +1119,13 @@ BOOL PAT_Load_Instruments(void *c)
 	of->m_nSamples     = pat_numsmp() + 1; // xmms modplug does not use slot zero
 	of->m_nInstruments = pat_numinstr() + 1;
 	for(t=1; t<of->m_nInstruments; t++) { // xmms modplug doesn't use slot zero
-		if( (of->Headers[t] = new INSTRUMENTHEADER) == NULL ) return FALSE;
+		try {
+			of->Headers[t] = new INSTRUMENTHEADER;
+		}
+		catch (std::bad_alloc& ba) {
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
 		memset(of->Headers[t], 0, sizeof(INSTRUMENTHEADER));
 		PATinst(of->Headers[t], t, pat_smptogm(t));
 	}
@@ -1128,7 +1134,13 @@ BOOL PAT_Load_Instruments(void *c)
 	}
 	// copy last of the mohicans to entry 0 for XMMS modinfo to work....
 	t = of->m_nInstruments - 1;
-	if( (of->Headers[0] = new INSTRUMENTHEADER) == NULL ) return FALSE;
+	try {
+		of->Headers[0] = new INSTRUMENTHEADER;
+	}
+	catch (std::bad_alloc& ba) {
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(of->Headers[0], of->Headers[t], sizeof(INSTRUMENTHEADER));
 	memset(of->Headers[0]->name, 0, 32);
 	strncpy((char *)of->Headers[0]->name, "Timidity GM patches", 32);
@@ -1186,10 +1198,15 @@ BOOL CSoundFile::ReadPAT(const BYTE *lpStream, DWORD dwMemLength)
 	for(t=1; t<(int)m_nInstruments; t++) { // xmms modplug doesn't use slot zero
 		WaveHeader hw;
 		char s[32];
-		if( (d = new INSTRUMENTHEADER) == NULL ) {
+
+		try {
+			d = new INSTRUMENTHEADER;
+		}
+		catch (std::bad_alloc& ba) {
 			avoid_reentry = 0;
 			return FALSE;
 		}
+
 		memset(d, 0, sizeof(INSTRUMENTHEADER));
 		Headers[t] = d;
 		sprintf(s, "%s", h->patname);
@@ -1241,10 +1258,15 @@ BOOL CSoundFile::ReadPAT(const BYTE *lpStream, DWORD dwMemLength)
 	}
 	// copy last of the mohicans to entry 0 for XMMS modinfo to work....
 	t = m_nInstruments - 1;
-	if( (Headers[0] = new INSTRUMENTHEADER) == NULL ) {
+
+	try {
+		Headers[0] = new INSTRUMENTHEADER;
+	}
+	catch (std::bad_alloc& ba) {
 		avoid_reentry = 0;
 		return FALSE;
 	}
+
 	memcpy(Headers[0], Headers[t], sizeof(INSTRUMENTHEADER));
 	memset(Headers[0]->name, 0, 32);
 	if( h->patname[0] )
diff --git a/third_party/libmodplug/src/sndfile.h b/third_party/libmodplug/src/sndfile.h
index c009265..84592ca 100644
--- a/third_party/libmodplug/src/sndfile.h
+++ b/third_party/libmodplug/src/sndfile.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #ifndef __SNDFILE_H
 #define __SNDFILE_H
 
+#include <new>
+
 #ifdef UNDER_CE
 int _strnicmp(const char *str1,const char *str2, int n);
 #endif