diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c
index dd4e96a9b..6bf399311 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c
@@ -1229,12 +1229,14 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_iface_set_smartcard_modules(
 		wpa_dbus_dict_entry_clear(&entry);
 	}
 
+#ifdef EAP_TLS_OPENSSL
 	os_free(wpa_s->conf->opensc_engine_path);
 	wpa_s->conf->opensc_engine_path = opensc_engine_path;
 	os_free(wpa_s->conf->pkcs11_engine_path);
 	wpa_s->conf->pkcs11_engine_path = pkcs11_engine_path;
 	os_free(wpa_s->conf->pkcs11_module_path);
 	wpa_s->conf->pkcs11_module_path = pkcs11_module_path;
+#endif /* EAP_TLS_OPENSSL */
 
 	eapol_sm_deinit(wpa_s->eapol);
 	wpa_supplicant_init_eapol(wpa_s);