diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 3e54b519f..0cce79af9 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_load_static_memory(WOLFSSL_CTX** ctx, wolfSSL_method_func method
         idx += sizeof(WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT);
         XMEMSET(hint, 0, sizeof(WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT));
         hint->memory = heap;
+        (*ctx)->heap = (void*)hint;
     }
     else {
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_HEAP_TEST