1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/evp/bio_enc.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/evp/bio_enc.c
index 05f4249458..64fb2353af 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/evp/bio_enc.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/evp/bio_enc.c
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ static int enc_new(BIO *bi)
         BIO_ENC_CTX *ctx;
 
         ctx=(BIO_ENC_CTX *)OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(BIO_ENC_CTX));
-        EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx->cipher);
         if (ctx == NULL) return(0);
+        EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx->cipher);
 
         ctx->buf_len=0;
         ctx->buf_off=0;