diff --git a/ssl/internal.h b/ssl/internal.h
index e89fbc5..2b800bc 100644
--- a/ssl/internal.h
+++ b/ssl/internal.h
@@ -907,11 +907,11 @@
 /* ssl3_cert_verify_hash writes the CertificateVerify hash into the bytes
  * pointed to by |out| and writes the number of bytes to |*out_len|. |out| must
  * have room for EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE bytes. For TLS 1.2 and up, |*out_md| is used
- * for the hash function, otherwise the hash function depends on the type of
- * |pkey| and is written to |*out_md|. It returns one on success and zero on
+ * for the hash function, otherwise the hash function depends on |pkey_type|
+ * and is written to |*out_md|. It returns one on success and zero on
  * failure. */
 int ssl3_cert_verify_hash(SSL *s, uint8_t *out, size_t *out_len,
-                          const EVP_MD **out_md, EVP_PKEY *pkey);
+                          const EVP_MD **out_md, int pkey_type);
 
 int ssl3_send_finished(SSL *s, int a, int b, const char *sender, int slen);
 int ssl3_supports_cipher(const SSL_CIPHER *cipher);
diff --git a/ssl/s3_both.c b/ssl/s3_both.c
index 6fb0e3f..0f86354 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_both.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_both.c
@@ -457,9 +457,7 @@
                        combined_tls_hash_fits_in_max);
 
 int ssl3_cert_verify_hash(SSL *s, uint8_t *out, size_t *out_len,
-                          const EVP_MD **out_md, EVP_PKEY *pkey) {
-  const int type = ssl_private_key_type(s, pkey);
-
+                          const EVP_MD **out_md, int pkey_type) {
   /* For TLS v1.2 send signature algorithm and signature using
    * agreed digest and cached handshake records. Otherwise, use
    * SHA1 or MD5 + SHA1 depending on key type.  */
@@ -482,7 +480,7 @@
       return 0;
     }
     *out_len = len;
-  } else if (type == EVP_PKEY_RSA) {
+  } else if (pkey_type == EVP_PKEY_RSA) {
     if (s->enc_method->cert_verify_mac(s, NID_md5, out) == 0 ||
         s->enc_method->cert_verify_mac(s, NID_sha1, out + MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH) ==
             0) {
@@ -490,7 +488,7 @@
     }
     *out_len = MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH + SHA_DIGEST_LENGTH;
     *out_md = EVP_md5_sha1();
-  } else if (type == EVP_PKEY_EC) {
+  } else if (pkey_type == EVP_PKEY_EC) {
     if (s->enc_method->cert_verify_mac(s, NID_sha1, out) == 0) {
       return 0;
     }
diff --git a/ssl/s3_clnt.c b/ssl/s3_clnt.c
index 1550f19..40df103 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_clnt.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_clnt.c
@@ -2041,7 +2041,8 @@
       }
 
       /* Compute the digest. */
-      if (!ssl3_cert_verify_hash(s, digest, &digest_length, &md, pkey)) {
+      const int pkey_type = ssl_private_key_type(s, pkey);
+      if (!ssl3_cert_verify_hash(s, digest, &digest_length, &md, pkey_type)) {
         return -1;
       }
 
diff --git a/ssl/s3_srvr.c b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
index b699b18..36788f1 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@
   }
 
   /* Compute the digest. */
-  if (!ssl3_cert_verify_hash(s, digest, &digest_length, &md, pkey)) {
+  if (!ssl3_cert_verify_hash(s, digest, &digest_length, &md, pkey->type)) {
     goto err;
   }