diff --git a/ssl/d1_pkt.c b/ssl/d1_pkt.c
index 3a28e5927..438c0913d 100644
--- a/ssl/d1_pkt.c
+++ b/ssl/d1_pkt.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ dtls1_buffer_record(SSL *s, record_pqueue *queue, unsigned char *priority)
 	/* insert should not fail, since duplicates are dropped */
 	if (pqueue_insert(queue->q, item) == NULL)
 		{
+		SSLerr(SSL_F_DTLS1_BUFFER_RECORD, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
 		OPENSSL_free(rdata);
 		pitem_free(item);
 		return(0);