diff --git a/crypto/cryptlib.c b/crypto/cryptlib.c
index 830ccc9816fed171af843429023e35e9fd9481cf..fb3e93fe277f31923e707c54839d4a3ba2fd653e 100644
--- a/crypto/cryptlib.c
+++ b/crypto/cryptlib.c
@@ -472,17 +472,17 @@ void CRYPTO_lock(int mode, int type, const char *file, int line)
 #endif
 	if (type < 0)
 		{
-		struct CRYPTO_dynlock_value *pointer
-			= CRYPTO_get_dynlock_value(type);
+		if (dynlock_lock_callback != NULL)
+			{
+			struct CRYPTO_dynlock_value *pointer
+				= CRYPTO_get_dynlock_value(type);
 
-		OPENSSL_assert(pointer != NULL);
+			OPENSSL_assert(pointer != NULL);
 
-		if (dynlock_lock_callback)
-			{
 			dynlock_lock_callback(mode, pointer, file, line);
-			}
 
-		CRYPTO_destroy_dynlockid(type);
+			CRYPTO_destroy_dynlockid(type);
+			}
 		}
 	else
 		if (locking_callback != NULL)