diff --git a/providers/implementations/rands/drbg.c b/providers/implementations/rands/drbg.c
index a05c9397c8..461d641273 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/rands/drbg.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/rands/drbg.c
@@ -915,6 +915,9 @@ int ossl_drbg_set_ctx_params(PROV_DRBG *drbg, const OSSL_PARAM params[])
 {
     const OSSL_PARAM *p;
 
+    if (params == NULL)
+        return 1;
+
     p = OSSL_PARAM_locate_const(params, OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_RESEED_REQUESTS);
     if (p != NULL && !OSSL_PARAM_get_uint(p, &drbg->reseed_interval))
         return 0;
diff --git a/providers/implementations/rands/test_rng.c b/providers/implementations/rands/test_rng.c
index 1335de8681..bdad7ac9ac 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/rands/test_rng.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/rands/test_rng.c
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ static int test_rng_set_ctx_params(void *vtest, const OSSL_PARAM params[])
     void *ptr = NULL;
     size_t size = 0;
 
+    if (params == NULL)
+        return 1;
+
     p = OSSL_PARAM_locate_const(params, OSSL_RAND_PARAM_STRENGTH);
     if (p != NULL && !OSSL_PARAM_get_uint(p, &t->strength))
         return 0;