diff --git a/ssl/s3_lib.c b/ssl/s3_lib.c
index 872e636af9..f2aaf36c40 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_lib.c
@@ -4528,7 +4528,10 @@ int ssl3_renegotiate_check(SSL *s)
  */
 long ssl_get_algorithm2(SSL *s)
 {
-    long alg2 = s->s3->tmp.new_cipher->algorithm2;
+    long alg2;
+    if (s->s3 == NULL || s->s3->tmp.new_cipher == NULL)
+        return -1;
+    alg2 = s->s3->tmp.new_cipher->algorithm2;
     if (s->method->ssl3_enc->enc_flags & SSL_ENC_FLAG_SHA256_PRF
         && alg2 == (SSL_HANDSHAKE_MAC_DEFAULT | TLS1_PRF))
         return SSL_HANDSHAKE_MAC_SHA256 | TLS1_PRF_SHA256;