diff --git a/src/OpenSSL/SSL.py b/src/OpenSSL/SSL.py
index c2be93fe1..e95e89cea 100644
--- a/src/OpenSSL/SSL.py
+++ b/src/OpenSSL/SSL.py
@@ -1222,10 +1222,12 @@ def set_sigalgs_list(self, sigalgs_list):
         if not isinstance(sigalgs_list, bytes):
             raise TypeError("sigalgs_list must be a byte string.")
 
-        if _lib.Cryptography_HAS_SIGALGS:
-            _openssl_assert(
-                _lib.SSL_CTX_set1_sigalgs_list(self._context, sigalgs_list) == 1
-            )
+        if not _lib.Cryptography_HAS_SIGALGS:
+            return
+
+        _openssl_assert(
+            _lib.SSL_CTX_set1_sigalgs_list(self._context, sigalgs_list) == 1
+        )
 
     def set_client_ca_list(self, certificate_authorities):
         """
@@ -2041,7 +2043,7 @@ def get_cipher_list(self):
 
     def get_sigalgs(self):
         """
-        Retrieve the list of signature algorithms used by the Connection object.
+        Retrieve list of signature algorithms used by the Connection object.
         Must be used after handshake only.
         See :manpage:`SSL_get_sigalgs(3)`.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ssl.py b/tests/test_ssl.py
index 00e475848..2c12300f0 100644
--- a/tests/test_ssl.py
+++ b/tests/test_ssl.py
@@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ def test_set_sigalgs_list_invalid_name(self, context):
 
         def test_set_sigalgs_list_not_supported(self):
             """
-            If no signature algorithms supported by the server are set, the handshake
-            fails with a `"no suitable signature algorithm"` reason string,
-            or 'no shared cipher' on older OpenSSL releases.
+            If no signature algorithms supported by the server are set,
+            the handshake fails with a `"no suitable signature algorithm"`
+            reason string, or 'no shared cipher' on older OpenSSL releases.
             """
 
             def make_client(socket):
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ def make_client(socket):
 
     def test_get_sigalgs(self):
         """
-        `Connection.get_sigalgs` returns the signature algorithms send by the client to the server.
-         This is supported only in TLS1_2 and later.
+        `Connection.get_sigalgs` returns the signature algorithms send by
+        the client to the server. This is supported only in TLS1_2 and later.
         """
         def make_client(socket):
             context = Context(TLSv1_2_METHOD)
@@ -517,7 +517,8 @@ def make_client(socket):
             return c
 
         srv, client = loopback(
-            server_factory=lambda s: loopback_server_factory(s, TLSv1_2_METHOD),
+            server_factory=lambda s: loopback_server_factory(s,
+                                                             TLSv1_2_METHOD),
             client_factory=make_client)
 
         sigalgs = srv.get_sigalgs()