diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 7897a294bf..7196f2d828 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -8106,7 +8106,7 @@ int InitSSL(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int writeDup)
     if (ctx->quic.method) {
         ret = wolfSSL_set_quic_method(ssl, ctx->quic.method);
         if (ret != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS)
-            return ret;
+            return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
     }
 #endif