1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_sign.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_sign.c
index 40c6809669..2705a0402e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_sign.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_sign.c
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ ASN1_item_sign_ctx(const ASN1_ITEM *it, X509_ALGOR *algor1, X509_ALGOR *algor2,
                 ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_ITEM_SIGN_CTX, ERR_R_EVP_LIB);
                 goto err;
         }
-        if (signature->data != NULL)
-                free(signature->data);
+        free(signature->data);
         signature->data = buf_out;
         buf_out = NULL;
         signature->length = outl;