diff --git a/src/quic_ssl.c b/src/quic_ssl.c
index 98067f67b..7043c8c62 100644
--- a/src/quic_ssl.c
+++ b/src/quic_ssl.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ int ssl_quic_initial_ctx(struct bind_conf *bind_conf)
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_QUIC_OPENSSL_COMPAT
 	if (!quic_tls_compat_init(bind_conf, ctx))
-		cfgerr |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
+		cfgerr++;
 #endif
 
 	return cfgerr;