diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecdh_ossl.c b/crypto/ec/ecdh_ossl.c
index caf65de8c46e4f2733caff9ed94f9f6325d8e263..a865145974d14fc258a1380342c640568abbefa6 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecdh_ossl.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecdh_ossl.c
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ int ecdh_simple_compute_key(unsigned char **pout, size_t *poutlen,
     BN_CTX_start(ctx);
     x = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
     y = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
+    if (y == NULL) {
+        ECerr(EC_F_ECDH_SIMPLE_COMPUTE_KEY, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
+        goto err;
+    }
 
     priv_key = EC_KEY_get0_private_key(ecdh);
     if (priv_key == NULL) {