diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 01145764..6a8a3fbe 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_kexdh_init){
     SSH_LOG(SSH_LOG_RARE, "first_kex_packet_follows guess was wrong, "
                           "ignoring first SSH_MSG_KEXDH_INIT message");
     session->first_kex_follows_guess_wrong = 0;
+    rc = SSH_OK;
     goto error;
   }