diff --git a/apps/dhparam.c b/apps/dhparam.c
index b47097cbb2..1297d6fb5e 100644
--- a/apps/dhparam.c
+++ b/apps/dhparam.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ bad:
 			BIO_printf(bio_err,"This is going to take a long time\n");
 			if(!dh || !DH_generate_parameters_ex(dh, num, g, &cb))
 				{
-				if(dh) DH_free(dh);
 				ERR_print_errors(bio_err);
 				goto end;
 				}