diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 7196f2d828..2298423440 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -7956,7 +7956,7 @@ int InitSSL(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int writeDup)
             (unsigned long)wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_flags(
             wolfSSL_CTX_get0_param(ctx))) != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("ssl->param set flags error");
-            return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+            return BAD_STATE_E;
         }
 #endif