diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
index 15d4a79..151589f 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECDH_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C) || \
     defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED)
-    const mbedtls_ecp_curve_info **curves;      /*!<  Supported elliptic curves */
+    mbedtls_ecp_curve_info const *curve_info;  /*!< Info for EC for ECDHE. */
 #endif
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE__SOME__PSK_ENABLED)
     unsigned char *psk;                 /*!<  PSK from the callback         */
diff --git a/library/ssl_srv.c b/library/ssl_srv.c
index 00555c9..4fab4ed 100644
--- a/library/ssl_srv.c
+++ b/library/ssl_srv.c
@@ -279,12 +279,11 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECDH_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C) || \
     defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED)
 static int ssl_parse_supported_elliptic_curves( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
-                                                const unsigned char *buf,
-                                                size_t len )
+                        const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+                        mbedtls_ecp_group_id curve_ids[ MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_MAX ] )
 {
     size_t list_size, our_size;
     const unsigned char *p;
-    const mbedtls_ecp_curve_info *curve_info, **curves;
 
     if ( len < 2 ) {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "bad client hello message" ) );
@@ -302,44 +301,38 @@
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_CLIENT_HELLO );
     }
 
-    /* Should never happen unless client duplicates the extension */
-    if( ssl->handshake->curves != NULL )
-    {
-        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "bad client hello message" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
-                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_DECODE_ERROR );
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_CLIENT_HELLO );
-    }
-
-    /* Don't allow our peer to make us allocate too much memory,
-     * and leave room for a final 0 */
-    our_size = list_size / 2 + 1;
-    if( our_size > MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_MAX )
-        our_size = MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_MAX;
-
-    if( ( curves = mbedtls_calloc( our_size, sizeof( *curves ) ) ) == NULL )
-    {
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
-                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_INTERNAL_ERROR );
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_ALLOC_FAILED );
-    }
-
-    ssl->handshake->curves = curves;
-
     p = buf + 2;
+    our_size = MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_MAX;
+
+    /* Leave room for final 0-entry */
     while( list_size > 0 && our_size > 1 )
     {
-        curve_info = mbedtls_ecp_curve_info_from_tls_id( ( p[0] << 8 ) | p[1] );
+        uint16_t const tls_id = ( p[0] << 8 ) | p[1];
+        mbedtls_ecp_curve_info const * const info =
+            mbedtls_ecp_curve_info_from_tls_id( tls_id );
 
-        if( curve_info != NULL )
+        if( info != NULL )
         {
-            *curves++ = curve_info;
+            mbedtls_ecp_group_id const *gid;
+            /* Remember the first curve that we also support. */
+            for( gid = ssl->conf->curve_list;
+                 *gid != MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_NONE; gid++ )
+            {
+                if( info->grp_id != *gid )
+                    continue;
+
+                if( ssl->handshake->curve_info == NULL )
+                    ssl->handshake->curve_info = info;
+            }
+
+            *curve_ids++ = info->grp_id;
             our_size--;
         }
 
         list_size -= 2;
         p += 2;
     }
+    *curve_ids = MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_NONE;
 
     return( 0 );
 }
@@ -743,16 +736,18 @@
  */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C)
 static int ssl_check_key_curve( mbedtls_pk_context *pk,
-                                const mbedtls_ecp_curve_info **curves )
+                          mbedtls_ecp_group_id const *acceptable_ec_grp_ids )
 {
-    const mbedtls_ecp_curve_info **crv = curves;
     mbedtls_ecp_group_id grp_id = mbedtls_pk_ec( *pk )->grp.id;
 
-    while( *crv != NULL )
+    if( acceptable_ec_grp_ids == NULL )
+        return( -1 );
+
+    while( *acceptable_ec_grp_ids != MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_NONE )
     {
-        if( (*crv)->grp_id == grp_id )
+        if( *acceptable_ec_grp_ids == grp_id )
             return( 0 );
-        crv++;
+        acceptable_ec_grp_ids++;
     }
 
     return( -1 );
@@ -764,7 +759,9 @@
  * return 0 on success and -1 on failure.
  */
 static int ssl_pick_cert( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
-                          const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t * ciphersuite_info )
+                          const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t * ciphersuite_info,
+                          mbedtls_ecp_group_id const *acceptable_ec_grp_ids )
+
 {
     mbedtls_ssl_key_cert *cur, *list, *fallback = NULL;
     mbedtls_pk_type_t pk_alg =
@@ -829,11 +826,13 @@
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C)
         if( pk_alg == MBEDTLS_PK_ECDSA &&
-            ssl_check_key_curve( pk, ssl->handshake->curves ) != 0 )
+            ssl_check_key_curve( pk, acceptable_ec_grp_ids ) != 0 )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "certificate mismatch: elliptic curve" ) );
             match = 0;
         }
+#else
+        ((void) acceptable_ec_grp_ids);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE)
@@ -921,7 +920,8 @@
  * Sets ciphersuite_info only if the suite matches.
  */
 static int ssl_ciphersuite_match( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl, int suite_id,
-                                  const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t **ciphersuite_info )
+                           const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t **ciphersuite_info,
+                           mbedtls_ecp_group_id const *acceptable_ec_grp_ids )
 {
     const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t *suite_info;
 
@@ -971,11 +971,9 @@
     }
 #endif
 
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECDH_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C)
     if( mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_uses_ec( suite_info ) &&
-        ( ssl->handshake->curves == NULL ||
-          ssl->handshake->curves[0] == NULL ) )
+        ssl->handshake->curve_info == NULL )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "ciphersuite mismatch: "
                             "no common elliptic curve" ) );
@@ -1023,12 +1021,14 @@
      * - try the next ciphersuite if we don't
      * This must be done last since we modify the key_cert list.
      */
-    if( ssl_pick_cert( ssl, suite_info ) != 0 )
+    if( ssl_pick_cert( ssl, suite_info, acceptable_ec_grp_ids ) != 0 )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "ciphersuite mismatch: "
                             "no suitable certificate" ) );
         return( 0 );
     }
+#else
+    ((void) acceptable_ec_grp_ids);
 #endif
 
     *ciphersuite_info = suite_info;
@@ -1252,8 +1252,11 @@
             got_common_suite = 1;
 
             if( ( ret = ssl_ciphersuite_match( ssl, ciphersuites[i],
-                                               &ciphersuite_info ) ) != 0 )
+                                               &ciphersuite_info,
+                                               NULL ) ) )
+            {
                 return( ret );
+            }
 
             if( ciphersuite_info != NULL )
                 goto have_ciphersuite_v2;
@@ -1323,6 +1326,13 @@
     const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t *ciphersuite_info;
     int major, minor;
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_ECDH_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C) || \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED)
+    mbedtls_ecp_group_id acceptable_ec_grp_ids[ MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_MAX ];
+#else
+    mbedtls_ecp_group_id * acceptable_ec_grp_ids = NULL;
+#endif
+
     /* If there is no signature-algorithm extension present,
      * we need to fall back to the default values for allowed
      * signature-hash pairs. */
@@ -1862,7 +1872,9 @@
             case MBEDTLS_TLS_EXT_SUPPORTED_ELLIPTIC_CURVES:
                 MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "found supported elliptic curves extension" ) );
 
-                ret = ssl_parse_supported_elliptic_curves( ssl, ext + 4, ext_size );
+                ret = ssl_parse_supported_elliptic_curves( ssl, ext + 4,
+                                                      ext_size,
+                                                      acceptable_ec_grp_ids );
                 if( ret != 0 )
                     return( ret );
                 break;
@@ -2133,8 +2145,11 @@
             got_common_suite = 1;
 
             if( ( ret = ssl_ciphersuite_match( ssl, ciphersuites[i],
-                                               &ciphersuite_info ) ) != 0 )
+                                               &ciphersuite_info,
+                                               acceptable_ec_grp_ids ) ) != 0 )
+            {
                 return( ret );
+            }
 
             if( ciphersuite_info != NULL )
                 goto have_ciphersuite;
@@ -3252,28 +3267,19 @@
          *     ECPoint      public;
          * } ServerECDHParams;
          */
-        const mbedtls_ecp_curve_info **curve = NULL;
-        const mbedtls_ecp_group_id *gid;
+        const mbedtls_ecp_curve_info *curve = ssl->handshake->curve_info;
         int ret;
         size_t len = 0;
 
-        /* Match our preference list against the offered curves */
-        for( gid = ssl->conf->curve_list; *gid != MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_NONE; gid++ )
-            for( curve = ssl->handshake->curves; *curve != NULL; curve++ )
-                if( (*curve)->grp_id == *gid )
-                    goto curve_matching_done;
-
-curve_matching_done:
-        if( curve == NULL || *curve == NULL )
+        if( curve == NULL )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "no matching curve for ECDHE" ) );
             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_NO_CIPHER_CHOSEN );
         }
-
-        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "ECDHE curve: %s", (*curve)->name ) );
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "ECDHE curve: %s", curve->name ) );
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ecdh_setup( &ssl->handshake->ecdh_ctx,
-                                        (*curve)->grp_id ) ) != 0 )
+                                        curve->grp_id ) ) != 0 )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_RET( 1, "mbedtls_ecp_group_load", ret );
             return( ret );
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 016c5d8..84c78c4 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -10586,12 +10586,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_ECDH_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C) || \
-    defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED)
-    /* explicit void pointer cast for buggy MS compiler */
-    mbedtls_free( (void *) handshake->curves );
-#endif
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE__SOME__PSK_ENABLED)
     if( handshake->psk != NULL )
     {