diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 7002059..aa5ccdd 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -947,10 +947,13 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(cf->temp_pool, 0);
     passwords = ngx_array_create(cf->temp_pool, 4, sizeof(ngx_str_t));
+    if (passwords == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
-    if (cln == NULL || passwords == NULL) {
+    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(cf->temp_pool, 0);
+    if (cln == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }