diff --git a/crypto/engine/eng_devcrypto.c b/crypto/engine/eng_devcrypto.c
index 1bb6308adc..513ea7af9f 100644
--- a/crypto/engine/eng_devcrypto.c
+++ b/crypto/engine/eng_devcrypto.c
@@ -461,10 +461,6 @@ static int digest_final(EVP_MD_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *md)
         SYSerr(SYS_F_IOCTL, errno);
         return 0;
     }
-    if (ioctl(cfd, CIOCFSESSION, &digest_ctx->sess.ses) < 0) {
-        SYSerr(SYS_F_IOCTL, errno);
-        return 0;
-    }
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -496,6 +492,15 @@ static int digest_copy(EVP_MD_CTX *to, const EVP_MD_CTX *from)
 
 static int digest_cleanup(EVP_MD_CTX *ctx)
 {
+    struct digest_ctx *digest_ctx =
+        (struct digest_ctx *)EVP_MD_CTX_md_data(ctx);
+
+    if (digest_ctx == NULL)
+        return 1;
+    if (ioctl(cfd, CIOCFSESSION, &digest_ctx->sess.ses) < 0) {
+        SYSerr(SYS_F_IOCTL, errno);
+        return 0;
+    }
     return 1;
 }