diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c b/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c
index c87bd0b99..7225e7424 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c
@@ -695,14 +695,16 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_EVP_PKEY_decrypt(WOLFSSL_EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx,
                      unsigned char *out, size_t *outlen,
                      const unsigned char *in, size_t inlen)
 {
-    if (ctx == NULL)return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    int len;
+
+    if (ctx == NULL)return 0;
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("EVP_PKEY_decrypt");
 
     (void)out;
     (void)outlen;
     (void)in;
     (void)inlen;
-    int len;
+    (void)len;
 
     switch (ctx->pkey->type) {
 #if !defined(NO_RSA) && !defined(HAVE_USER_RSA)