diff --git a/deps/ncrypto/ncrypto.cc b/deps/ncrypto/ncrypto.cc
index 461819ce0fa732..3a26cfbdcab52e 100644
--- a/deps/ncrypto/ncrypto.cc
+++ b/deps/ncrypto/ncrypto.cc
@@ -1470,6 +1470,7 @@ BIOPointer BIOPointer::NewSecMem() {
 }
 
 BIOPointer BIOPointer::New(const BIO_METHOD* method) {
+  if (method == nullptr) return {};
   return BIOPointer(BIO_new(method));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_bio.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_bio.cc
index f32cb1cff7d41d..cdf87c322afd9c 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_bio.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_bio.cc
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ const BIO_METHOD* NodeBIO::GetMethod() {
   // Static initialization ensures that this is safe to use concurrently.
   static const BIO_METHOD* method = [&]() {
     BIO_METHOD* method = BIO_meth_new(BIO_TYPE_MEM, "node.js SSL buffer");
+    CHECK_NOT_NULL(method);
     BIO_meth_set_write(method, Write);
     BIO_meth_set_read(method, Read);
     BIO_meth_set_puts(method, Puts);