diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 6516366c6..b390efd63 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -36778,7 +36778,7 @@ int wolfSSL_PEM_write_bio_PKCS7(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio, PKCS7* p7)
     hashType = wc_OidGetHash(p7->hashOID);
     hashSz = wc_HashGetDigestSize(hashType);
     if (hashSz > WC_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE)
-        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+        goto error;
 
     /* only SIGNED_DATA is supported */
     switch (p7->contentOID) {