diff --git a/sshkey.c b/sshkey.c
index dbb16e2fd..32dd8f225 100644
--- a/sshkey.c
+++ b/sshkey.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: sshkey.c,v 1.20 2015/07/03 03:43:18 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: sshkey.c,v 1.21 2015/08/19 23:19:01 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Alexander von Gernler.  All rights reserved.
@@ -1556,7 +1556,6 @@ dsa_generate_private_key(u_int bits, DSA **dsap)
 	*dsap = NULL;
 	if (!DSA_generate_parameters_ex(private, bits, NULL, 0, NULL,
 	    NULL, NULL) || !DSA_generate_key(private)) {
-		DSA_free(private);
 		ret = SSH_ERR_LIBCRYPTO_ERROR;
 		goto out;
 	}