diff --git a/crypto/asn1/a_int.c b/crypto/asn1/a_int.c
index a8fc213a738830e5efd673de7c3fbbab684b632c..fe700b22f7ed0f10d040b1dc326c0384e11c7399 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/a_int.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/a_int.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ static int asn1_get_uint64(uint64_t *pr, const unsigned char *b, size_t blen)
         ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_GET_UINT64, ASN1_R_TOO_LARGE);
         return 0;
     }
-    *pr = 0;
     if (b == NULL)
         return 0;
     for (r = 0, i = 0; i < blen; i++) {