diff --git a/test/cmp_asn_test.c b/test/cmp_asn_test.c
index 36ae8a60087be..f62de7cc4a61d 100644
--- a/test/cmp_asn_test.c
+++ b/test/cmp_asn_test.c
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ static int execute_cmp_asn1_get_int_test(CMP_ASN_TEST_FIXTURE *fixture)
 
     if (!TEST_ptr(asn1integer))
         return 0;
-    ASN1_INTEGER_set(asn1integer, 77);
+    if (!TEST_true(ASN1_INTEGER_set(asn1integer, 77))) {
+        ASN1_INTEGER_free(asn1integer);
+        return 0;
+    }
     res = TEST_int_eq(77, ossl_cmp_asn1_get_int(asn1integer));
     ASN1_INTEGER_free(asn1integer);
     return res;