diff --git a/lib/vtls/vtls.c b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
index a4ff7d61a6..cdd3a4fdc1 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/vtls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
@@ -907,14 +907,12 @@ CURLcode Curl_pin_peer_pubkey(struct Curl_easy *data,
     if(!sha256sumdigest)
       return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     encode = Curl_ssl->sha256sum(pubkey, pubkeylen,
-                        sha256sumdigest, CURL_SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+                                 sha256sumdigest, CURL_SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH);
 
-    if(encode != CURLE_OK)
-      return encode;
-
-    encode = Curl_base64_encode((char *)sha256sumdigest,
-                                CURL_SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH, &encoded,
-                                &encodedlen);
+    if(!encode)
+      encode = Curl_base64_encode((char *)sha256sumdigest,
+                                  CURL_SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH, &encoded,
+                                  &encodedlen);
     Curl_safefree(sha256sumdigest);
 
     if(encode)