diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 1a48e2a39..1143065ec 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ static int ssl_sock_load_ocsp_response_from_file(const char *ocsp_path, struct b
 	close(fd);
 	fd = -1;
 
+	ret = 0;
 end:
 	if (fd != -1)
 		close(fd);