1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apps/enc.c b/apps/enc.c
index d50baa6d2f..eb06756c5c 100644
--- a/apps/enc.c
+++ b/apps/enc.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ int enc_main(int argc, char **argv)
     buff = app_malloc(EVP_ENCODE_LENGTH(bsize), "evp buffer");
 
     if (infile == NULL) {
-        if (!streamable) {
+        if (!streamable && printkey != 2) {  /* if just print key and exit, it's ok */
             BIO_printf(bio_err, "Unstreamable cipher mode\n");
             goto end;
         }