1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/hw_cryptodev.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/hw_cryptodev.c
index 2fe84a5002..21de0a9fdd 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/hw_cryptodev.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/hw_cryptodev.c
@@ -1257,14 +1257,17 @@ ENGINE_load_cryptodev(void)
 
         if (engine == NULL)
                 return;
-        if ((fd = get_dev_crypto()) < 0)
+        if ((fd = get_dev_crypto()) < 0) {
+                ENGINE_free(engine);
                 return;
+        }
 
         /*
          * find out what asymmetric crypto algorithms we support
          */
         if (ioctl(fd, CIOCASYMFEAT, &cryptodev_asymfeat) == -1) {
                 close(fd);
+                ENGINE_free(engine);
                 return;
         }
         close(fd);