diff --git a/crypto/mem.c b/crypto/mem.c
index effec714e8223cdf8a087d47332cc9e1f317895c..a7826908e61ca9c3b4c562c15f6a22a77a00a5e7 100644
--- a/crypto/mem.c
+++ b/crypto/mem.c
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ void *CRYPTO_realloc(void *str, int num, const char *file, int line)
 	{
 	void *ret = NULL;
 
+	if (str == NULL)
+		return CRYPTO_malloc(num, file, line);
+
 	if (realloc_debug_func != NULL)
 		realloc_debug_func(str, NULL, num, file, line, 0);
 	ret = realloc_ex_func(str,num,file,line);