diff --git a/crypto/evp/evp.c b/crypto/evp/evp.c
index 1d6fd8c9..3871859e 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/evp.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/evp.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ const EVP_PKEY_ASN1_METHOD *EVP_PKEY_asn1_find_str(ENGINE **pengine,
     return &rsa_asn1_meth;
   } else if (len == 4 && memcmp(name, "HMAC", 4) == 0) {
     return &hmac_asn1_meth;
-  } if (len == 2 && memcmp(name, "EC", 4) == 0) {
+  } if (len == 2 && memcmp(name, "EC", 2) == 0) {
     return &ec_asn1_meth;
   }
   return NULL;