diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index 3cb2dfb3fe..e0bde371f8 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ void curl_global_cleanup(void)
 
   Curl_ssh_cleanup();
 
-#ifdef USE_WOLFSSH
-  (void)wolfSSH_Cleanup();
-#endif
 #ifdef DEBUGBUILD
   free(leakpointer);
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/vssh/wolfssh.c b/lib/vssh/wolfssh.c
index 306d299bcf..39cee50769 100644
--- a/lib/vssh/wolfssh.c
+++ b/lib/vssh/wolfssh.c
@@ -1168,6 +1168,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_ssh_init(void)
 }
 void Curl_ssh_cleanup(void)
 {
+  (void)wolfSSH_Cleanup();
 }
 
 #endif /* USE_WOLFSSH */