diff --git a/crypto/pem/pvkfmt.c b/crypto/pem/pvkfmt.c
index c95967cae122cf54da54530f57ec986e127ab279..58cbd074755468a376a7c9a77c8b4c61f3c123ff 100644
--- a/crypto/pem/pvkfmt.c
+++ b/crypto/pem/pvkfmt.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static int derive_pvk_key(unsigned char *key,
                           const unsigned char *salt, unsigned int saltlen,
                           const unsigned char *pass, int passlen)
 {
-    EVP_MD_CTX *mctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();;
+    EVP_MD_CTX *mctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
     int rv = 1;
     if (mctx == NULL
         || !EVP_DigestInit_ex(mctx, EVP_sha1(), NULL)