diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/keymat_v2.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/keymat_v2.c
index 08fcdedc7..91c40ab3c 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/keymat_v2.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/keymat_v2.c
@@ -781,8 +781,8 @@ METHOD(keymat_v2_t, get_psk_sig, bool,
 
 failure:
 	chunk_clear(&skp_ppk);
+	chunk_clear(&key);
 	chunk_free(&octets);
-	chunk_free(&key);
 	return success;
 }