diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index 16b219e..db5c9e8 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ $file"
 If the key is currently encrypted you must supply the decryption passphrase.
 ${crypto:+You will then enter a new PEM passphrase for this key.$NL}"
 
-	"$EASYRSA_OPENSSL" "$key_type" -in "$file" -out "$file" "$crypto" || die "\
+	"$EASYRSA_OPENSSL" "$key_type" -in "$file" -out "$file" $crypto || die "\
 Failed to change the private key passphrase. See above for possible openssl
 error messages."