2 files changed, 8 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
index d86bc4e091..c8b379f371 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
@@ -382,14 +382,10 @@ ASN1_item_ex_d2i(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const unsigned char **in, long len,
                         goto err;
                 }
 
-                if (!*pval) {
-                        if (!ASN1_item_ex_new(pval, it)) {
-                                ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_ITEM_EX_D2I,
-                                    ERR_R_NESTED_ASN1_ERROR);
-                                goto err;
-                        }
-                } else {
-                        memset(*pval, 0, it->size);
+                if (!*pval && !ASN1_item_ex_new(pval, it)) {
+                        ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_ITEM_EX_D2I,
+                            ERR_R_NESTED_ASN1_ERROR);
+                        goto err;
                 }
 
                 if (asn1_cb && !asn1_cb(ASN1_OP_D2I_PRE, pval, it, NULL))
diff --git a/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c b/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
index d86bc4e091..c8b379f371 100644
--- a/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
+++ b/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
@@ -382,14 +382,10 @@ ASN1_item_ex_d2i(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const unsigned char **in, long len,
                         goto err;
                 }
 
-                if (!*pval) {
-                        if (!ASN1_item_ex_new(pval, it)) {
-                                ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_ITEM_EX_D2I,
-                                    ERR_R_NESTED_ASN1_ERROR);
-                                goto err;
-                        }
-                } else {
-                        memset(*pval, 0, it->size);
+                if (!*pval && !ASN1_item_ex_new(pval, it)) {
+                        ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_ITEM_EX_D2I,
+                            ERR_R_NESTED_ASN1_ERROR);
+                        goto err;
                 }
 
                 if (asn1_cb && !asn1_cb(ASN1_OP_D2I_PRE, pval, it, NULL))