diff --git a/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c b/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c
index 95f83c8462968bb0b41aa5cd79096373259a8bc6..ac5fd09134ffe96657ace45414ef66c81ab87008 100644
--- a/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c
@@ -3224,6 +3224,12 @@ static int tls_process_cke_ecdhe(SSL *s, PACKET *pkt)
                      SSL_R_LENGTH_MISMATCH);
             goto err;
         }
+        if (skey == NULL) {
+            SSLfatal(s, SSL_AD_INTERNAL_ERROR, SSL_F_TLS_PROCESS_CKE_ECDHE,
+                     SSL_R_MISSING_TMP_ECDH_KEY);
+            goto err;
+        }
+
         ckey = EVP_PKEY_new();
         if (ckey == NULL || EVP_PKEY_copy_parameters(ckey, skey) <= 0) {
             SSLfatal(s, SSL_AD_INTERNAL_ERROR, SSL_F_TLS_PROCESS_CKE_ECDHE,