diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 7b9d2317a..001309442 100755
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,7 @@ int InitSSL_Ctx(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL_METHOD* method, void* heap)
 
     if (InitMutex(&ctx->countMutex) < 0) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Mutex error on CTX init");
+        ctx->err = (int)CTX_INIT_MUTEX_E;
         return BAD_MUTEX_E;
     }
 
@@ -1537,6 +1538,13 @@ void FreeSSL_Ctx(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
 
     if (LockMutex(&ctx->countMutex) != 0) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Couldn't lock count mutex");
+
+        /* check error state, if mutex error code then mutex init failed but
+         * CTX was still malloc'd */
+        if (ctx->err == (int)CTX_INIT_MUTEX_E) {
+            SSL_CtxResourceFree(ctx);
+            XFREE(ctx, ctx->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_CTX);
+        }
         return;
     }
     ctx->refCount--;
@@ -11344,6 +11352,9 @@ const char* wolfSSL_ERR_reason_error_string(unsigned long e)
     case INPUT_SIZE_E:
         return "Input size too large Error";
 
+    case CTX_INIT_MUTEX_E:
+        return "Initialize ctx mutex error";
+
     default :
         return "unknown error number";
     }
diff --git a/wolfssl/error-ssl.h b/wolfssl/error-ssl.h
index 933f7d0c9..4f484aa6b 100644
--- a/wolfssl/error-ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/error-ssl.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ enum wolfSSL_ErrorCodes {
 
     DTLS_EXPORT_VER_E            = -411,   /* export version error */
     INPUT_SIZE_E                 = -412,   /* input size too big error */
+    CTX_INIT_MUTEX_E             = -413,   /* initialize ctx mutex error */
     /* add strings to wolfSSL_ERR_reason_error_string in internal.c !!!!! */
 
     /* begin negotiation parameter errors */
diff --git a/wolfssl/internal.h b/wolfssl/internal.h
index 01301001a..854d11433 100644
--- a/wolfssl/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssl/internal.h
@@ -1922,6 +1922,7 @@ struct WOLFSSL_CTX {
     WOLFSSL_METHOD* method;
     wolfSSL_Mutex   countMutex;    /* reference count mutex */
     int         refCount;         /* reference count */
+    int         err;              /* error code in case of mutex not created */
 #ifndef NO_DH
     buffer      serverDH_P;
     buffer      serverDH_G;