diff --git a/apps/s_client.c b/apps/s_client.c
index 2b8f2744335109e1c9907773edc5c6469f54fa47..ac9b08dfc2eae86cf75548756ef069b41636e96b 100644
--- a/apps/s_client.c
+++ b/apps/s_client.c
@@ -2991,7 +2991,6 @@ int s_client_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
-    ret = 0;
  shut:
     if (in_init)
         print_stuff(bio_c_out, con, full_log);