diff --git a/engines/ccgost/gosthash.c b/engines/ccgost/gosthash.c
index 2a458b92ba..a2cba77123 100644
--- a/engines/ccgost/gosthash.c
+++ b/engines/ccgost/gosthash.c
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ int start_hash(gost_hash_ctx *ctx)
  */
 int hash_block(gost_hash_ctx *ctx,const byte *block, size_t length)
 	{
-	const byte *curptr=block;
-	const byte *barrier=block+(length-32);/* Last byte we can safely hash*/
 	if (ctx->left)
 		{
 		/*There are some bytes from previous step*/
@@ -196,24 +194,25 @@ int hash_block(gost_hash_ctx *ctx,const byte *block, size_t length)
 			{
 			return 1;
 			}	
-		curptr=block+add_bytes;
+		block+=add_bytes;
+		length-=add_bytes;
 		hash_step(ctx->cipher_ctx,ctx->H,ctx->remainder);
 		add_blocks(32,ctx->S,ctx->remainder);
 		ctx->len+=32;
 		ctx->left=0;
 		}
-	while (curptr<=barrier)
+	while (length>=32)
 		{	
-		hash_step(ctx->cipher_ctx,ctx->H,curptr);
+		hash_step(ctx->cipher_ctx,ctx->H,block);
 			
-		add_blocks(32,ctx->S,curptr);
+		add_blocks(32,ctx->S,block);
 		ctx->len+=32;
-		curptr+=32;
+		block+=32;
+		length-=32;
 		}	
-	if (curptr!=block+length)
+	if (length)
 		{
-		ctx->left=block+length-curptr;
-		memcpy(ctx->remainder,curptr,ctx->left);
+		memcpy(ctx->remainder,block,ctx->left=length);
 		}	
 	return 1;	
 	}