diff --git a/crypto/conf/conf_mod.c b/crypto/conf/conf_mod.c
index cef805dfcaf1fefb70fdb396fdb4f8fb104e551f..604518aef5a6f055031d18418d854da6c80d4144 100644
--- a/crypto/conf/conf_mod.c
+++ b/crypto/conf/conf_mod.c
@@ -286,8 +286,13 @@ static CONF_MODULE *module_add(DSO *dso, const char *name,
     tmod->name = OPENSSL_strdup(name);
     tmod->init = ifunc;
     tmod->finish = ffunc;
+    if (tmod->name == NULL) {
+        OPENSSL_free(tmod);
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     if (!sk_CONF_MODULE_push(supported_modules, tmod)) {
+        OPENSSL_free(tmod->name);
         OPENSSL_free(tmod);
         return NULL;
     }