diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz_rand.c b/fuzz/fuzz_rand.c
index 5bd343d..d71dfd7 100644
--- a/fuzz/fuzz_rand.c
+++ b/fuzz/fuzz_rand.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
                                    const OSSL_DISPATCH **out, void **provctx)
 {
     *provctx = OSSL_LIB_CTX_new();
+    if (*provctx == NULL)
+        return 0;
     *out = fuzz_rand_method;
     return 1;
 }