diff --git a/crypto/evp/p_lib.c b/crypto/evp/p_lib.c
index 62398ed74dcd9edabdccd4741b745440d278d261..14af3198dc1ccb346ed9cc24e4c2defe73df4ef4 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/p_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/p_lib.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int EVP_PKEY_save_parameters(EVP_PKEY *pkey, int mode)
 #ifndef NO_DSA
 	if (pkey->type == EVP_PKEY_DSA)
 		{
-		int ret=pkey->save_parameters=mode;
+		int ret=pkey->save_parameters;
 
 		if (mode >= 0)
 			pkey->save_parameters=mode;