1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_lu.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_lu.c
index 644ea83bac..cbbe8e86f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_lu.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_lu.c
@@ -187,8 +187,10 @@ X509_STORE *X509_STORE_new(void)
         ret->verify=0;
         ret->verify_cb=0;
 
-        if ((ret->param = X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new()) == NULL)
+        if ((ret->param = X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new()) == NULL) {
+                free(ret);
                 return NULL;
+        }
 
         ret->get_issuer = 0;
         ret->check_issued = 0;