1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/rsa/rsa_eay.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/rsa/rsa_eay.c
index d82dd15493..0eda816081 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/rsa/rsa_eay.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/rsa/rsa_eay.c
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@ static int RSA_eay_mod_exp(BIGNUM *r0, const BIGNUM *I, RSA *rsa)
         int ret=0;
         BN_CTX *ctx;
 
-        if ((ctx=BN_CTX_new()) == NULL) goto err;
         BN_init(&m1);
         BN_init(&r1);
         BN_init(&vrfy);
+        if ((ctx=BN_CTX_new()) == NULL) goto err;
 
         if (rsa->flags & RSA_FLAG_CACHE_PRIVATE)
                 {