diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/pwdbased.c b/wolfcrypt/src/pwdbased.c
index cf82b1597..541ebca67 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/pwdbased.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/pwdbased.c
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ int wc_PKCS12_PBKDF_ex(byte* output, const byte* passwd, int passLen,
             if (ret < 0) break;
         }
 
+        if (ret < 0) break;
+
         currentLen = min(kLen, (int)u);
         XMEMCPY(output, Ai, currentLen);
         output += currentLen;