diff --git a/scripts/sign-file.c b/scripts/sign-file.c
index 78d8e0407ba0..3edb156ae52c 100644
--- a/scripts/sign-file.c
+++ b/scripts/sign-file.c
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@ static int pem_pw_cb(char *buf, int len, int w, void *v)
 static EVP_PKEY *read_private_key(const char *private_key_name)
 {
 	EVP_PKEY *private_key;
-	BIO *b;
 
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE
 	if (!strncmp(private_key_name, "pkcs11:", 7)) {
 		ENGINE *e;
 
@@ -162,16 +160,17 @@ static EVP_PKEY *read_private_key(const char *private_key_name)
 		private_key = ENGINE_load_private_key(e, private_key_name,
 						      NULL, NULL);
 		ERR(!private_key, "%s", private_key_name);
-		return private_key;
-	}
-#endif
+	} else {
+		BIO *b;
+
+		b = BIO_new_file(private_key_name, "rb");
+		ERR(!b, "%s", private_key_name);
+		private_key = PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey(b, NULL, pem_pw_cb,
+						      NULL);
+		ERR(!private_key, "%s", private_key_name);
+		BIO_free(b);
+	}
 
-	b = BIO_new_file(private_key_name, "rb");
-	ERR(!b, "%s", private_key_name);
-	private_key = PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey(b, NULL, pem_pw_cb,
-					      NULL);
-	ERR(!private_key, "%s", private_key_name);
-	BIO_free(b);
 	return private_key;
 }