1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pk8.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pk8.c
index f44182ffb5..db38a2a79d 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pk8.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/pem/pem_pk8.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int do_pk8pkey(BIO *bp, EVP_PKEY *x, int isder, int nid, const EVP_CIPHER
                         kstr = buf;
                 }
                 p8 = PKCS8_encrypt(nid, enc, kstr, klen, NULL, 0, 0, p8inf);
-                if(kstr == buf) memset(buf, 0, klen);
+                if(kstr == buf) OPENSSL_cleanse(buf, klen);
                 PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free(p8inf);
                 if(isder) ret = i2d_PKCS8_bio(bp, p8);
                 else ret = PEM_write_bio_PKCS8(bp, p8);