diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_util.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_util.cc
index b9d037fb7235..577520e1d21b 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_util.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_util.cc
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ void InitCryptoOnce() {
   Mutex::ScopedLock fips_lock(fips_mutex);
 #ifndef OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL
   OPENSSL_INIT_SETTINGS* settings = OPENSSL_INIT_new();
+  CHECK_NOT_NULL(settings);
 
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR < 3
   // --openssl-config=...
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 4ba019ddca05..176fcd30f8c8 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ InitializeOncePerProcessInternal(const std::vector<std::string>& args,
     }
 
     OPENSSL_INIT_SETTINGS* settings = OPENSSL_INIT_new();
+    CHECK_NOT_NULL(settings);
     OPENSSL_INIT_set_config_filename(settings, conf_file);
     OPENSSL_INIT_set_config_appname(settings, conf_section_name);
     OPENSSL_INIT_set_config_file_flags(settings,