unsigned        sinfo_index;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Free a signed information block.
+ */
+static void pkcs7_free_signed_info(struct pkcs7_signed_info *sinfo)
+{
+       if (sinfo) {
+               mpi_free(sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
+               kfree(sinfo->sig.digest);
+               kfree(sinfo);
+       }
+}
+
 /**
  * pkcs7_free_message - Free a PKCS#7 message
  * @pkcs7: The PKCS#7 message to free
                while (pkcs7->signed_infos) {
                        sinfo = pkcs7->signed_infos;
                        pkcs7->signed_infos = sinfo->next;
-                       mpi_free(sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
-                       kfree(sinfo->sig.digest);
-                       kfree(sinfo);
+                       pkcs7_free_signed_info(sinfo);
                }
                kfree(pkcs7);
        }
                ctx->certs = cert->next;
                x509_free_certificate(cert);
        }
-       mpi_free(ctx->sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
-       kfree(ctx->sinfo->sig.digest);
-       kfree(ctx->sinfo);
+       pkcs7_free_signed_info(ctx->sinfo);
        kfree(ctx);
        return msg;
 
 error_decode:
-       mpi_free(ctx->sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
-       kfree(ctx->sinfo->sig.digest);
-       kfree(ctx->sinfo);
+       pkcs7_free_signed_info(ctx->sinfo);
 error_no_sinfo:
        kfree(ctx);
 error_no_ctx: