diff --git a/omapip/auth.c b/omapip/auth.c
index b62e9088..fee416ec 100644
--- a/omapip/auth.c
+++ b/omapip/auth.c
@@ -115,13 +115,10 @@ isc_result_t omapi_auth_key_enter (omapi_auth_key_t *a)
 	if (status == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		status = dns_tsec_create(dhcp_gbl_ctx.mctx, dns_tsectype_tsig,
 					 &dstkey, &a->tsec_key);
+		dst_key_free(&dstkey);
 	}
-	if (status != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		if (dstkey != NULL) {
-			dst_key_free(&dstkey);
-		}
+	if (status != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 		log_error("Unable to create tsec structure for %s", a->name);
-	}
 
 	omapi_auth_key_hash_add (auth_key_hash, a -> name, 0, a, MDL);
 	return ISC_R_SUCCESS;