diff --git a/src/plugins/crypto/munge/crypto_munge.c b/src/plugins/crypto/munge/crypto_munge.c
index 12bf2b5bdb81650246ecfd87af19d8a2eb360452..ae911d80d6e831ec62e3160f9e12734a7e2dfe2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/crypto/munge/crypto_munge.c
+++ b/src/plugins/crypto/munge/crypto_munge.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ crypto_verify_sign(void * key, char *buffer, unsigned int buf_size,
 			       "slurmd mode.");
 		}
 #else
+		rc = err;
 		goto end_it;
 #endif
 	}