1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_verify.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_verify.c
index 18ef0acf00..da2a0a6d69 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_verify.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/a_verify.c
@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@ int ASN1_item_verify(const ASN1_ITEM *it, X509_ALGOR *a, ASN1_BIT_STRING *signat
                 goto err;
                 }
 
-        if (!EVP_VerifyInit_ex(&ctx,type, NULL))
-                {
-                ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_VERIFY,ERR_R_EVP_LIB);
-                ret=0;
-                goto err;
-                }
-
         inl = ASN1_item_i2d(asn, &buf_in, it);
         
         if (buf_in == NULL)
@@ -157,6 +150,7 @@ int ASN1_item_verify(const ASN1_ITEM *it, X509_ALGOR *a, ASN1_BIT_STRING *signat
                 goto err;
                 }
 
+        EVP_VerifyInit_ex(&ctx,type, NULL);
         EVP_VerifyUpdate(&ctx,(unsigned char *)buf_in,inl);
 
         OPENSSL_cleanse(buf_in,(unsigned int)inl);