diff --git a/crypto/conf/conf_lib.c b/crypto/conf/conf_lib.c
index 7a933e56ba..4c8ca9e9ae 100644
--- a/crypto/conf/conf_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/conf/conf_lib.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ CONF *NCONF_new(CONF_METHOD *meth)
 	ret = meth->create(meth);
 	if (ret == NULL)
 		{
-		RSAerr(CONF_F_NCONF_NEW,ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
+		CONFerr(CONF_F_NCONF_NEW,ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
 		return(NULL);
 		}