diff --git a/programs/test/ssl_test.c b/programs/test/ssl_test.c
index ab7b8124c..b436d17e8 100644
--- a/programs/test/ssl_test.c
+++ b/programs/test/ssl_test.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void my_debug( void *ctx, int level, const char *str )
  */
 static int ssl_test( struct options *opt )
 {
-    int ret, i;
+    int ret = 1, i;
     int client_fd = -1;
     int bytes_to_read;
     int bytes_to_write;
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ static int ssl_test( struct options *opt )
     x509_crt srvcert;
     pk_context pkey;
 
-    ret = 1;
-
     memset( &ssl, 0, sizeof(ssl_context) );
     entropy_init( &entropy );
     x509_crt_init( &srvcert );