diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index d970420a6e..4d93dd4cb0 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -770,9 +770,8 @@ void SecureContext::AddCRL(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       PEM_read_bio_X509_CRL(bio, nullptr, CryptoPemCallback, nullptr);
 
   if (crl == nullptr) {
-    return env->ThrowError("Failed to parse CRL");
     BIO_free_all(bio);
-    return;
+    return env->ThrowError("Failed to parse CRL");
   }
 
   X509_STORE* cert_store = SSL_CTX_get_cert_store(sc->ctx_);