diff --git a/crypto/evp/e_aes.c b/crypto/evp/e_aes.c
index ce300440a89cda699b47d263bb9952946542ae92..3501066b077f31654bcf91e57c60a4a61c997404 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/e_aes.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/e_aes.c
@@ -2097,6 +2097,8 @@ static int aes_wrap_cipher(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
 	{
 	EVP_AES_WRAP_CTX *wctx = ctx->cipher_data;
 	size_t rv;
+	if (!in)
+		return 0;
 	if (inlen % 8)
 		return -1;
 	if (ctx->encrypt && inlen < 8)
@@ -2110,8 +2112,6 @@ static int aes_wrap_cipher(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
 		else
 			return inlen - 8;
 		}
-	if (!in)
-		return 0;
 	if (ctx->encrypt)
 		rv = CRYPTO_128_wrap(&wctx->ks.ks, wctx->iv, out, in, inlen,
 						(block128_f)AES_encrypt);