diff --git a/crypto/asn1/i2d_pr.c b/crypto/asn1/i2d_pr.c
index 7ca643fb58428c10b6779b3736cc9464e95504d7..15b428eec1228daec12864eab22ea82379ffe837 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/i2d_pr.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/i2d_pr.c
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ int i2d_PrivateKey(EVP_PKEY *a, unsigned char **pp)
     }
     if (a->ameth && a->ameth->priv_encode) {
         PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *p8 = EVP_PKEY2PKCS8(a);
-        int ret = i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO(p8, pp);
-        PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free(p8);
+        int ret = 0;
+        if (p8 != NULL) {
+            ret = i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO(p8, pp);
+            PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free(p8);
+        }
         return ret;
     }
     ASN1err(ASN1_F_I2D_PRIVATEKEY, ASN1_R_UNSUPPORTED_PUBLIC_KEY_TYPE);
-    return (-1);
+    return -1;
 }