diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index 69cde17c2c..a32307c05b 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -1907,6 +1907,9 @@ static CURLcode ossl_set_engine(struct Curl_easy *data, const char *name)
       result = CURLE_SSL_ENGINE_INITFAILED;
       e = NULL;
     }
+    else {
+      result = CURLE_OK;
+    }
     data->state.engine = e;
     return result;
   }