diff --git a/crypto/asn1/ameth_lib.c b/crypto/asn1/ameth_lib.c
index 626e15cc9..b5854f101 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/ameth_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/ameth_lib.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ static const EVP_PKEY_ASN1_METHOD *pkey_asn1_find(int type)
 const EVP_PKEY_ASN1_METHOD *EVP_PKEY_asn1_find(ENGINE **pe, int type)
 	{
 	const EVP_PKEY_ASN1_METHOD *t;
-	ENGINE *e;
 
 	for (;;)
 		{
@@ -186,6 +185,7 @@ const EVP_PKEY_ASN1_METHOD *EVP_PKEY_asn1_find(ENGINE **pe, int type)
 	if (pe)
 		{
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE
+		ENGINE *e;
 		/* type will contain the final unaliased type */
 		e = ENGINE_get_pkey_asn1_meth_engine(type);
 		if (e)