1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_ameth.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
index 9bcda79b3e..1c2b6be87c 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ec_ameth.c,v 1.55 2024/04/17 13:49:18 tb Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ec_ameth.c,v 1.56 2024/04/17 13:50:01 tb Exp $ */
 /* Written by Dr Stephen N Henson (steve@openssl.org) for the OpenSSL
  * project 2006.
  */
@@ -951,10 +951,12 @@ ecdh_cms_encrypt(CMS_RecipientInfo *ri)
                 penclen = i2o_ECPublicKey(eckey, &p);
                 if (penclen <= 0)
                         goto err;
+
                 ASN1_STRING_set0(pubkey, penc, penclen);
+                penc = NULL;
+
                 if (!asn1_abs_set_unused_bits(pubkey, 0))
                         goto err;
-                penc = NULL;
 
                 X509_ALGOR_set0(talg, OBJ_nid2obj(NID_X9_62_id_ecPublicKey),
                     V_ASN1_UNDEF, NULL);