diff --git a/src/acl.c b/src/acl.c
index cba89ab0e..753f109c9 100644
--- a/src/acl.c
+++ b/src/acl.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ struct acl_cond *parse_acl_cond(const char **args, struct list *known_acl, int p
 
 		if (!cur_suite) {
 			cur_suite = (struct acl_term_suite *)calloc(1, sizeof(*cur_suite));
-			if (cur_term == NULL) {
+			if (cur_suite == NULL) {
 				memprintf(err, "out of memory when parsing condition");
 				goto out_free_term;
 			}