diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_rsa.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_rsa.cc
index e7546cec4c1123..4347bf4efb5406 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_rsa.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_rsa.cc
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ KeyObjectData ImportJWKRsaKey(Environment* env,
   KeyType type = d_value->IsString() ? kKeyTypePrivate : kKeyTypePublic;
 
   RSAPointer rsa(RSA_new());
+  if (!rsa) return {};
+
   ncrypto::Rsa rsa_view(rsa.get());
 
   ByteSource n = ByteSource::FromEncodedString(env, n_value.As<String>());