diff --git a/apps/cms.c b/apps/cms.c
index 9c4e4ee5e0..a16318f37c 100644
--- a/apps/cms.c
+++ b/apps/cms.c
@@ -1447,6 +1447,7 @@ static CMS_ReceiptRequest
                       STACK_OF(OPENSSL_STRING) *rr_from)
 {
     STACK_OF(GENERAL_NAMES) *rct_to = NULL, *rct_from = NULL;
+    CMS_ReceiptRequest *rr;
 
     rct_to = make_names_stack(rr_to);
     if (rct_to == NULL)
@@ -1458,10 +1459,14 @@ static CMS_ReceiptRequest
     } else {
         rct_from = NULL;
     }
-    return CMS_ReceiptRequest_create0_ex(NULL, -1, rr_allorfirst, rct_from,
-                                         rct_to, app_get0_libctx());
+    rr = CMS_ReceiptRequest_create0_ex(NULL, -1, rr_allorfirst, rct_from,
+                                       rct_to, app_get0_libctx());
+    if (rr == NULL)
+        goto err;
+    return rr;
  err:
     sk_GENERAL_NAMES_pop_free(rct_to, GENERAL_NAMES_free);
+    sk_GENERAL_NAMES_pop_free(rct_from, GENERAL_NAMES_free);
     return NULL;
 }