diff --git a/dlls/crypt32/protectdata.c b/dlls/crypt32/protectdata.c
index 401e820a929..e6ac16e229c 100644
--- a/dlls/crypt32/protectdata.c
+++ b/dlls/crypt32/protectdata.c
@@ -616,11 +616,9 @@ BOOL fill_protect_data(struct protect_data_t * pInfo, LPCWSTR szDataDescr,
             return FALSE;
         }
         pInfo->salt.cbData=CRYPT32_PROTECTDATA_SALT_LEN;
+        /* debug: show our salt */
+        TRACE_DATA_BLOB(&pInfo->salt);
     }
-
-    /* debug: show our salt */
-    TRACE_DATA_BLOB(&pInfo->salt);
-
     pInfo->cipher.cbData=0;
     pInfo->cipher.pbData=NULL;