diff --git a/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c b/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
index c22501fc6..e5d5e4bfd 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
@@ -662,7 +662,11 @@ static int asn1_d2i_ex_primitive(ASN1_VALUE **pval, unsigned char **in, long inl
 		 * internally irrespective of the type. So instead just check
 		 * for UNIVERSAL class and ignore the tag.
 		 */
-		if(!asn1_collect(&buf, &p, plen, inf, -1, V_ASN1_UNIVERSAL)) goto err;
+		if(!asn1_collect(&buf, &p, plen, inf, -1, V_ASN1_UNIVERSAL))
+			{
+			free_cont = 1;
+			goto err;
+			}
 		len = buf.length;
 		/* Append a final null to string */
 		if(!BUF_MEM_grow_clean(&buf, len + 1)) {