diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index db9621b21..38e95fad2 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -3126,6 +3126,10 @@ static void ssl_sock_free_cert_key_and_chain_contents(struct cert_key_and_chain
 		free(ckch->ocsp_response);
 		ckch->ocsp_response = NULL;
 	}
+
+	if (ckch->ocsp_issuer)
+		X509_free(ocsp_issuer);
+	ckch->ocsp_issuer = NULL;
 }
 
 /*