diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-ccm.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-ccm.c
index 2b25820c4..65a51350e 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-ccm.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-ccm.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int wolfSSL_TI_CCMInit(void)
     WAIT(ROM_SysCtlPeripheralReady(SYSCTL_PERIPH_CCM0)) ;
     
 #ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
-    InitMutex(&TI_CCM_Mutex) ;
+    if(InitMutex(&TI_CCM_Mutex))return false ;
 #endif
 
     return true ;