diff --git a/fips/rand/fips_drbg_selftest.c b/fips/rand/fips_drbg_selftest.c
index 3e18c98609e730b6ce5c9d15481bb1a4c63c2889..a06c4fcfd8b64df7c3e87bff8264ed7ca58afe20 100644
--- a/fips/rand/fips_drbg_selftest.c
+++ b/fips/rand/fips_drbg_selftest.c
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ static int fips_drbg_single_kat(DRBG_CTX *dctx, DRBG_SELFTEST_DATA *td,
 		goto err2;
 		}
 
+	if (quick)
+		{
+		rv = 1;
+		goto err;
+		}
+
 	t.ent = td->entreseed;
 	t.entlen = td->entreseedlen;
 
@@ -283,12 +289,6 @@ static int fips_drbg_single_kat(DRBG_CTX *dctx, DRBG_SELFTEST_DATA *td,
 		goto err2;
 		}
 
-	if (quick)
-		{
-		rv = 1;
-		goto err;
-		}
-
 	t.ent = td->entg_pr;
 	t.entlen = td->entglen_pr;