diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/v3_cpols.c b/crypto/x509v3/v3_cpols.c
index 4d086ab..d67dcb0 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/v3_cpols.c
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/v3_cpols.c
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@
                 goto err;
             }
             pol = POLICYINFO_new();
+            if (pol == NULL) {
+                OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(X509V3, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
+                ASN1_OBJECT_free(pobj);
+                goto err;
+            }
             pol->policyid = pobj;
         }
         if (!sk_POLICYINFO_push(pols, pol)) {