diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
index cfbcd95a5..776df5ddb 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ bool create_rsa_ssl_certificate(EVP_PKEY *&pkey, X509 *&cert)
     X509_free(cert);
     return false;
   }
-  X509_NAME *name = X509_get_subject_name(cert);
-  X509_set_issuer_name(cert, name);
+  X509_set_issuer_name(cert, X509_get_subject_name(cert));
 
   if (X509_sign(cert, pkey, EVP_sha256()) == 0)
   {