diff --git a/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c b/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c
index 9c44be0301c1f6c42627d6d5be28cbf101c8207f..26cd850d12e51e460b85a5ef2a5650554acd1710 100644
--- a/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/statem/statem_srvr.c
@@ -3129,14 +3129,13 @@ static int tls_process_cke_dhe(SSL *s, PACKET *pkt)
                  SSL_R_BN_LIB);
         goto err;
     }
+
     cdh = EVP_PKEY_get0_DH(ckey);
     pub_key = BN_bin2bn(data, i, NULL);
-
-    if (pub_key == NULL || !DH_set0_key(cdh, pub_key, NULL)) {
+    if (pub_key == NULL || cdh == NULL || !DH_set0_key(cdh, pub_key, NULL)) {
         SSLfatal(s, SSL_AD_INTERNAL_ERROR, SSL_F_TLS_PROCESS_CKE_DHE,
                  ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-        if (pub_key != NULL)
-            BN_free(pub_key);
+        BN_free(pub_key);
         goto err;
     }