1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_key.c b/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
index 3874553179..1352cbe81f 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
@@ -613,12 +613,14 @@ size_t EC_KEY_priv2buf(const EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char **pbuf)
 {
     size_t len;
     unsigned char *buf;
+
     len = EC_KEY_priv2oct(eckey, NULL, 0);
     if (len == 0)
         return 0;
-    buf = OPENSSL_malloc(len);
-    if (buf == NULL)
+    if ((buf = OPENSSL_malloc(len)) == NULL) {
+        ECerr(EC_F_EC_KEY_PRIV2BUF, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
         return 0;
+    }
     len = EC_KEY_priv2oct(eckey, buf, len);
     if (len == 0) {
         OPENSSL_free(buf);