diff --git a/testsuite/des-test.c b/testsuite/des-test.c
index 0a8be7d153fff61c57861b27de167e236fb5374c..244e5aa2c0435fc7a420f8c4b1589f7f36aa72f6 100644
--- a/testsuite/des-test.c
+++ b/testsuite/des-test.c
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ test_weak(const uint8_t *key)
 {
   struct des_ctx ctx;
 
-  if (des_set_key(&ctx, key)
-      || (ctx.status != DES_WEAK_KEY))
+  if (des_set_key(&ctx, key))
     FAIL();
 }