1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/conf/conf_def.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/conf/conf_def.c
index 20bea03783..0173a7117c 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/conf/conf_def.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/conf/conf_def.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: conf_def.c,v 1.43 2024/08/31 09:44:00 tb Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: conf_def.c,v 1.44 2024/08/31 09:46:17 tb Exp $ */
 /* Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com)
  * All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ err:
                 *line = eline;
         ERR_asprintf_error_data("line %ld", eline);
         if ((h != conf->data) && (conf->data != NULL)) {
-                CONF_free(conf->data);
+                CONF ctmp;
+
+                CONF_set_nconf(&ctmp, conf->data);
+                ctmp.meth->destroy_data(&ctmp);
                 conf->data = NULL;
         }
         if (v != NULL) {