1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pkey.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pkey.c
index d96ecf6940..f77c949e87 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pkey.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pkey.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ EVP_PKEY *PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey(BIO *bp, EVP_PKEY **x, pem_password_cb *cb, vo
                 p8inf=d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO(NULL, &p, len);
                 if(!p8inf) goto p8err;
                 ret = EVP_PKCS82PKEY(p8inf);
+                if(x) {
+                        if(*x) EVP_PKEY_free((EVP_PKEY *)*x);
+                        *x = ret;
+                }
                 PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free(p8inf);
         } else if (strcmp(nm,PEM_STRING_PKCS8) == 0) {
                 PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *p8inf;