diff --git a/apps/verify.c b/apps/verify.c
index 8abc70859a6f0d1bc71144a3b9d800fe71e77c23..740dae2e4367191ca126b118c9bfbf156f0aac24 100644
--- a/apps/verify.c
+++ b/apps/verify.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ static int check(X509_STORE *ctx, char *file,
     }
     X509_STORE_CTX_free(csc);
 
-    ret = 0;
  end:
     if (i <= 0)
 	ERR_print_errors(bio_err);