diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib2504.c b/tests/libtest/lib2504.c
index 3fc6b261e1..72b965d6e6 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib2504.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib2504.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void dump_cookies2504(CURL *h, const char *tag)
 static CURLcode test_lib2504(const char *URL)
 {
   CURL *curl;
-  CURLcode result;
+  CURLcode result = CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   struct curl_slist *hdrs = NULL;
 
   if(curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL) != CURLE_OK) {