diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 49213dda3..cbd1d9cb9 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -11488,7 +11488,7 @@ int wolfSSL_set_compression(WOLFSSL* ssl)
     {
         WOLFSSL_ENTER("SSL_CTX_clear_options");
         ctx->mask &= ~opt;
-        return opt;
+        return ctx->mask;
     }
 
     int wolfSSL_set_rfd(WOLFSSL* ssl, int rfd)