diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 6453265a3..922c24ceb 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -4280,6 +4280,8 @@ static int ssl_sess_new_srv_cb(SSL *ssl, SSL_SESSION *sess)
 			ptr = s->ssl_ctx.reused_sess[tid].ptr;
 		} else {
 			ptr = realloc(s->ssl_ctx.reused_sess[tid].ptr, len);
+			if (!ptr)
+				free(s->ssl_ctx.reused_sess[tid].ptr);
 			s->ssl_ctx.reused_sess[tid].ptr = ptr;
 			s->ssl_ctx.reused_sess[tid].allocated_size = len;
 		}