diff --git a/src/common/sha2/sha2_c.c b/src/common/sha2/sha2_c.c
index 9db9f8cf7..09eea372d 100644
--- a/src/common/sha2/sha2_c.c
+++ b/src/common/sha2/sha2_c.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ void oqs_sha2_sha256_inc_finalize_c(uint8_t *out, sha256ctx *state, const uint8_
 	if (new_inlen == inlen) {
 		new_in = in;
 	} else { //Combine incremental data with final input
-		tmp_in = OQS_MEM_secure_checked_malloc(tmp_len);
+		tmp_in = OQS_MEM_checked_malloc(tmp_len);
 		if (tmp_in == NULL) {
 			return; // Handle allocation failure
 		}