diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 619e8db31..7fbb0b5b5 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -4462,11 +4462,9 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_handshake_free(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE)
-    if (ssl->conf != NULL) {
-        if (ssl->conf->f_async_cancel != NULL && handshake->async_in_progress != 0) {
-            ssl->conf->f_async_cancel(ssl);
-            handshake->async_in_progress = 0;
-        }
+    if (ssl->conf != NULL && ssl->conf->f_async_cancel != NULL && handshake->async_in_progress != 0) {
+        ssl->conf->f_async_cancel(ssl);
+        handshake->async_in_progress = 0;
     }
 
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE */