diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
index bec5cf9df1..7ae6fd97d1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
@@ -593,12 +593,15 @@ QCryptographicHashPrivate::EVP::EVP(QCryptographicHash::Algorithm method)
          * algorithm available.
          */
         legacyProvider = OSSL_PROVIDER_ptr(OSSL_PROVIDER_load(nullptr, "legacy"));
-        defaultProvider = OSSL_PROVIDER_ptr(OSSL_PROVIDER_load(nullptr, "default"));
 
-        if (!legacyProvider || !defaultProvider)
+        if (!legacyProvider)
             return;
     }
 
+    defaultProvider = OSSL_PROVIDER_ptr(OSSL_PROVIDER_load(nullptr, "default"));
+    if (!defaultProvider)
+        return;
+
     context = EVP_MD_CTX_ptr(EVP_MD_CTX_new());
 
     if (!context) {