diff --git a/providers/implementations/kdfs/scrypt.c b/providers/implementations/kdfs/scrypt.c
index 425db1af6f2907e7c1b3669332f7248b6ee74eac..ea859b91507ee414e0ba7bb69f8c7f9767687eef 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/kdfs/scrypt.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/kdfs/scrypt.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void kdf_scrypt_free(void *vctx)
     KDF_SCRYPT *ctx = (KDF_SCRYPT *)vctx;
 
     if (ctx != NULL) {
-        EVP_MD_meth_free(ctx->sha256);
+        EVP_MD_free(ctx->sha256);
         kdf_scrypt_reset(ctx);
         OPENSSL_free(ctx);
     }