diff --git a/crypto/dsa/dsa_gen.c b/crypto/dsa/dsa_gen.c
index 3efeab84fa4245732378c2597e41aa8199cc145f..e58ad8d70d315eb771b1940514b8073887cf554b 100644
--- a/crypto/dsa/dsa_gen.c
+++ b/crypto/dsa/dsa_gen.c
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ int dsa_builtin_paramgen2(DSA *ret, size_t L, size_t N,
     } else {
         p = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
         q = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
+        if (q == NULL)
+            goto err;
     }
 
     if (!BN_lshift(test, BN_value_one(), L - 1))