diff --git a/crypto/x509-utils.c b/crypto/x509-utils.c
index 39bb6d4d8c..1843488bca 100644
--- a/crypto/x509-utils.c
+++ b/crypto/x509-utils.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ int qcrypto_get_x509_cert_fingerprint(uint8_t *cert, size_t size,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (gnutls_x509_crt_init(&crt) < 0) {
+    ret = gnutls_x509_crt_init(&crt);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "Unable to initialize certificate: %s",
                    gnutls_strerror(ret));
         return -1;