diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c
index b8135c38f584f6ddb0f51ffb1a22a235bdb84032..99fe28663f948699b861f73e7731e4312b1c438f 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ int x509_check_for_self_signed(struct x509_certificate *cert)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = -EKEYREJECTED;
-	if (strcmp(cert->pub->pkey_algo, cert->sig->pkey_algo) != 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (cert->unsupported_sig) {
 		ret = 0;
 		goto out;