diff --git a/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c b/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c
index e59025b..cca8236 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/tasn_new.c
@@ -329,14 +329,17 @@
 	ASN1_STRING *str;
 	int utype;
 
-	if (it && it->funcs)
+	if (!it)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (it->funcs)
 		{
 		const ASN1_PRIMITIVE_FUNCS *pf = it->funcs;
 		if (pf->prim_new)
 			return pf->prim_new(pval, it);
 		}
 
-	if (!it || (it->itype == ASN1_ITYPE_MSTRING))
+	if (it->itype == ASN1_ITYPE_MSTRING)
 		utype = -1;
 	else
 		utype = it->utype;