diff --git a/crypto/sha/asm/sha1-mips.pl b/crypto/sha/asm/sha1-mips.pl
index 0495d611b..f1a702f38 100644
--- a/crypto/sha/asm/sha1-mips.pl
+++ b/crypto/sha/asm/sha1-mips.pl
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ $FRAMESIZE=16;	# large enough to accomodate NUBI saved registers
 $SAVED_REGS_MASK = ($flavour =~ /nubi/i) ? 0xc0fff008 : 0xc0ff0000;
 
 $code=<<___;
-ifdef OPENSSL_FIPSCANISTER
+#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPSCANISTER
 # include <openssl/fipssyms.h>
 #endif