diff --git a/crypto/pem/pem_pk8.c b/crypto/pem/pem_pk8.c
index 550661d64..15385ecaf 100644
--- a/crypto/pem/pem_pk8.c
+++ b/crypto/pem/pem_pk8.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ EVP_PKEY *d2i_PKCS8PrivateKey_bio(BIO *bp, EVP_PKEY **x, pem_password_cb *cb,
     }
     p8inf = PKCS8_decrypt(p8, psbuf, klen);
     X509_SIG_free(p8);
+    OPENSSL_cleanse(psbuf, klen);
     if (!p8inf)
         return NULL;
     ret = EVP_PKCS82PKEY(p8inf);
diff --git a/crypto/pem/pem_pkey.c b/crypto/pem/pem_pkey.c
index 058c03112..966755096 100644
--- a/crypto/pem/pem_pkey.c
+++ b/crypto/pem/pem_pkey.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ EVP_PKEY *PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey(BIO *bp, EVP_PKEY **x, pem_password_cb *cb,
         }
         p8inf = PKCS8_decrypt(p8, psbuf, klen);
         X509_SIG_free(p8);
+        OPENSSL_cleanse(psbuf, klen);
         if (!p8inf)
             goto p8err;
         ret = EVP_PKCS82PKEY(p8inf);