diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_key.c b/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
index bbf5fee8..3652ba51 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ err1:
 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(int nid) {
   EC_KEY *ret = EC_KEY_new();
   if (ret == NULL) {
+    OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EC, EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
     return NULL;
   }
   ret->group = EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name(nid);
diff --git a/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c b/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
index 1fe41e72..fbbf4e73 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ static EC_KEY *eckey_type2param(int ptype, void *pval) {
      * by an asn1 OID */
     eckey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(OBJ_obj2nid(poid));
     if (eckey == NULL) {
-      OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EVP, eckey_type2param, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
       goto err;
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/include/openssl/ec.h b/include/openssl/ec.h
index aeb2285f..633b11b4 100644
--- a/include/openssl/ec.h
+++ b/include/openssl/ec.h
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ OPENSSL_EXPORT void EC_GROUP_set_point_conversion_form(
 #define EC_F_ec_GFp_nistp256_points_mul 162
 #define EC_F_ec_group_copy 163
 #define EC_F_nistp256_pre_comp_new 164
+#define EC_F_EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name 165
 #define EC_R_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL 100
 #define EC_R_COORDINATES_OUT_OF_RANGE 101
 #define EC_R_D2I_ECPKPARAMETERS_FAILURE 102