1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c
index 5dcec27542..235f488fc7 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: x509_verify.c,v 1.71 2025/02/08 01:01:31 tb Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: x509_verify.c,v 1.72 2025/02/08 01:04:56 tb Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Bob Beck <beck@openbsd.org>
  *
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ x509_verify_parent_signature(X509 *parent, X509 *child, int *error)
         }
 
         /* Check signature. Did parent sign child? */
-        if ((pkey = X509_get_pubkey(parent)) == NULL) {
+        if ((pkey = X509_get0_pubkey(parent)) == NULL) {
                 *error = X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_DECODE_ISSUER_PUBLIC_KEY;
                 return 0;
         }
@@ -558,8 +558,6 @@ x509_verify_parent_signature(X509 *parent, X509 *child, int *error)
         /* Add result to cache */
         x509_issuer_cache_add(parent->hash, child->hash, ret);
 
-        EVP_PKEY_free(pkey);
-
         return ret;
 }