1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apps/x509.c b/apps/x509.c
index 151d3a91a7..b16afd0666 100644
--- a/apps/x509.c
+++ b/apps/x509.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ bad:
 				else
 					{
 					pk=load_key(bio_err,
-						keyfile, FORMAT_PEM, 0,
+						keyfile, keyformat, 0,
 						passin, e, "request key");
 					if (pk == NULL) goto end;
 					}