diff --git a/crypto/asn1/asn1_locl.h b/crypto/asn1/asn1_locl.h
index fef00ac..10a832c 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/asn1_locl.h
+++ b/crypto/asn1/asn1_locl.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 int asn1_utctime_to_tm(struct tm *tm, const ASN1_UTCTIME *d);
 int asn1_generalizedtime_to_tm(struct tm *tm, const ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME *d);
 
+void asn1_item_combine_free(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it,
+                            int combine);
+
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }  /* extern C */
diff --git a/crypto/asn1/tasn_fre.c b/crypto/asn1/tasn_fre.c
index 609cb9f..eabc0fb 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/tasn_fre.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/tasn_fre.c
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
 #include <openssl/asn1t.h>
 #include <openssl/mem.h>
 
-static void asn1_item_combine_free(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it,
-                                   int combine);
+#include "asn1_locl.h"
 
 /* Free up an ASN1 structure */
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@
     asn1_item_combine_free(pval, it, 0);
 }
 
-static void asn1_item_combine_free(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it,
-                                   int combine)
+void asn1_item_combine_free(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it, int combine)
 {
     const ASN1_TEMPLATE *tt = NULL, *seqtt;
     const ASN1_EXTERN_FUNCS *ef;
diff --git a/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c b/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c
index 10cf954..5db38be 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include <openssl/mem.h>
 #include <openssl/obj.h>
 
+#include "asn1_locl.h"
 #include "../internal.h"
 
 
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@
     return 1;
 
  memerr2:
-    ASN1_item_ex_free(pval, it);
+    asn1_item_combine_free(pval, it, combine);
  memerr:
     OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(ASN1, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
 #ifdef CRYPTO_MDEBUG
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@
     return 0;
 
  auxerr2:
-    ASN1_item_ex_free(pval, it);
+    asn1_item_combine_free(pval, it, combine);
  auxerr:
     OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(ASN1, ASN1_R_AUX_ERROR);
 #ifdef CRYPTO_MDEBUG