diff --git a/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus_crypt_impl.c b/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus_crypt_impl.c
index d5fac37..8bb1879 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus_crypt_impl.c
+++ b/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus_crypt_impl.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ lanplus_encrypt_aes_cbc_128(const uint8_t * iv,
 							uint8_t       * output,
 							uint32_t        * bytes_written)
 {
-	EVP_CIPHER_CTX ctx;
+  EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx = NULL;
 	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx);
 	EVP_EncryptInit_ex(&ctx, EVP_aes_128_cbc(), NULL, key, iv);
 	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding(&ctx, 0);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ lanplus_decrypt_aes_cbc_128(const uint8_t * iv,
 							uint8_t       * output,
 							uint32_t        * bytes_written)
 {
-	EVP_CIPHER_CTX ctx;
+  EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx = NULL;
 	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx);
 	EVP_DecryptInit_ex(&ctx, EVP_aes_128_cbc(), NULL, key, iv);
 	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding(&ctx, 0);
