diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/dsa.c b/wolfcrypt/src/dsa.c
index bab873603..d9b4e1c5e 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/dsa.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/dsa.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int wc_MakeDsaParameters(WC_RNG *rng, int modulus_size, DsaKey *dsa)
 
     if (err == MP_OKAY)
 #endif
-        err = mp_init_multi(tmp2, &dsa->p, &dsa->q, 0, 0, 0);
+        err = mp_init_multi(tmp, tmp2, &dsa->p, &dsa->q, 0, 0);
 
     if (err == MP_OKAY)
         err = mp_read_unsigned_bin(tmp2, buf, msize - qsize);
@@ -321,9 +321,6 @@ int wc_MakeDsaParameters(WC_RNG *rng, int modulus_size, DsaKey *dsa)
     if (err == MP_OKAY)
         err = mp_add_d(&dsa->p, 1, &dsa->p);
 
-    if (err == MP_OKAY)
-        err = mp_init(tmp);
-
     /* tmp = 2q  */
     if (err == MP_OKAY)
         err = mp_add(&dsa->q, &dsa->q, tmp);