diff --git a/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc b/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
index 2bb3df081e48..d069ce182692 100644
--- a/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
+++ b/mysys_ssl/my_default.cc
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
                                      &args_used, handle_default_option,
                                      (void *) &ctx, dirs, false, found_no_defaults)))
   {
+    delete_dynamic(&args);
     free_root(&alloc,MYF(0));
     DBUG_RETURN(error);
   }
@@ -675,6 +676,7 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
                                      handle_default_option, (void *) &ctx,
                                      dirs, true, found_no_defaults)))
     {
+      delete_dynamic(&args);
       free_root(&alloc, MYF(0));
       DBUG_RETURN(error);
     }
@@ -685,7 +687,10 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
   */
   if (!(ptr=(char*) alloc_root(&alloc,sizeof(alloc)+
 			       (args.elements + *argc + 1 + args_sep) *sizeof(char*))))
+  {
+    delete_dynamic(&args);
     goto err;
+  }
   res= (char**) (ptr+sizeof(alloc));
 
   /* copy name + found arguments + command line arguments to new array */