diff --git a/ssl/t1_lib.c b/ssl/t1_lib.c
index 9607c2e02..943d4733f 100644
--- a/ssl/t1_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/t1_lib.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int tls1_get_curvelist(SSL *s, int sess,
             pcurveslen = s->tlsext_ellipticcurvelist_length;
         }
         if (!*pcurves) {
-            if (!s->server || (s->cert && s->cert->ecdh_tmp_auto)) {
+            if (!s->server || s->cert->ecdh_tmp_auto) {
                 *pcurves = eccurves_auto;
                 pcurveslen = sizeof(eccurves_auto);
             } else {