diff --git a/library/ecp_curves.c b/library/ecp_curves.c
index 68e2441..731621d 100644
--- a/library/ecp_curves.c
+++ b/library/ecp_curves.c
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_C)
 
 #include "mbedtls/ecp.h"
+#include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_ALT)
 
+/* Parameter validation macros based on platform_util.h */
+#define ECP_VALIDATE_RET( cond )    \
+    MBEDTLS_INTERNAL_VALIDATE_RET( cond, MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_BAD_INPUT_DATA )
+#define ECP_VALIDATE( cond )        \
+    MBEDTLS_INTERNAL_VALIDATE( cond )
+
 #if ( defined(__ARMCC_VERSION) || defined(_MSC_VER) ) && \
     !defined(inline) && !defined(__cplusplus)
 #define inline __inline
@@ -746,6 +753,7 @@
  */
 int mbedtls_ecp_group_load( mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, mbedtls_ecp_group_id id )
 {
+    ECP_VALIDATE_RET( grp != NULL );
     mbedtls_ecp_group_free( grp );
 
     grp->id = id;