diff --git a/src/wallet/test/crypto_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/crypto_tests.cpp
index ce35c53c48737..c64c76244eb33 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/crypto_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/crypto_tests.cpp
@@ -42,15 +42,19 @@ bool OldEncrypt(const CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext, std::vector<unsigned char>
     int nCLen = nLen + AES_BLOCK_SIZE, nFLen = 0;
     vchCiphertext = std::vector<unsigned char> (nCLen);
 
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX ctx;
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
+
+    if (!ctx) return false;
 
     bool fOk = true;
 
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx);
-    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptInit_ex(&ctx, EVP_aes_256_cbc(), NULL, chKey, chIV) != 0;
-    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptUpdate(&ctx, &vchCiphertext[0], &nCLen, &vchPlaintext[0], nLen) != 0;
-    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(&ctx, (&vchCiphertext[0]) + nCLen, &nFLen) != 0;
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(ctx);
+    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_cbc(), NULL, chKey, chIV) != 0;
+    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptUpdate(ctx, &vchCiphertext[0], &nCLen, &vchPlaintext[0], nLen) != 0;
+    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, (&vchCiphertext[0]) + nCLen, &nFLen) != 0;
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(ctx);
+
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
 
     if (!fOk) return false;
 
@@ -66,15 +70,19 @@ bool OldDecrypt(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, CKeyingMaterial
 
     vchPlaintext = CKeyingMaterial(nPLen);
 
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX ctx;
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
+
+    if (!ctx) return false;
 
     bool fOk = true;
 
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx);
-    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptInit_ex(&ctx, EVP_aes_256_cbc(), NULL, chKey, chIV) != 0;
-    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptUpdate(&ctx, &vchPlaintext[0], &nPLen, &vchCiphertext[0], nLen) != 0;
-    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(&ctx, (&vchPlaintext[0]) + nPLen, &nFLen) != 0;
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(ctx);
+    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_cbc(), NULL, chKey, chIV) != 0;
+    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, &vchPlaintext[0], &nPLen, &vchCiphertext[0], nLen) != 0;
+    if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, (&vchPlaintext[0]) + nPLen, &nFLen) != 0;
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(ctx);
+
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
 
     if (!fOk) return false;