diff --git a/library/psa_crypto.c b/library/psa_crypto.c
index 6dff2f5..e10ca30 100644
--- a/library/psa_crypto.c
+++ b/library/psa_crypto.c
@@ -2410,18 +2410,19 @@
                                 size_t output_size,
                                 size_t *output_length )
 {
-    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE;
+    psa_status_t status = PSA_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+    int cipher_ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE;
     uint8_t temp_output_buffer[MBEDTLS_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH];
 
     if( ! operation->key_set )
     {
-        psa_cipher_abort( operation );
-        return( PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE );
+        status = PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE;
+        goto error;
     }
     if( operation->iv_required && ! operation->iv_set )
     {
-        psa_cipher_abort( operation );
-        return( PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE );
+        status = PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE;
+        goto error;
     }
     if( operation->ctx.cipher.operation == MBEDTLS_ENCRYPT &&
         PSA_ALG_IS_BLOCK_CIPHER( operation->alg ) )
@@ -2430,37 +2431,49 @@
             operation->alg & PSA_ALG_BLOCK_CIPHER_PADDING_MASK;
         if( operation->ctx.cipher.unprocessed_len >= operation->block_size )
         {
-            psa_cipher_abort( operation );
-            return( PSA_ERROR_TAMPERING_DETECTED );
+            status = PSA_ERROR_TAMPERING_DETECTED;
+            goto error;
         }
         if( padding_mode == PSA_ALG_BLOCK_CIPHER_PAD_NONE )
         {
             if( operation->ctx.cipher.unprocessed_len != 0 )
             {
-                psa_cipher_abort( operation );
-                return( PSA_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT );
+                status = PSA_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+                goto error;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    ret = mbedtls_cipher_finish( &operation->ctx.cipher, temp_output_buffer,
-                                 output_length );
-    if( ret != 0 )
+    cipher_ret = mbedtls_cipher_finish( &operation->ctx.cipher,
+                                        temp_output_buffer,
+                                        output_length );
+    if( cipher_ret != 0 )
     {
-        psa_cipher_abort( operation );
-        return( mbedtls_to_psa_error( ret ) );
+        status = mbedtls_to_psa_error( cipher_ret );
+        goto error;
     }
+
     if( *output_length == 0 )
-        /* Nothing to copy. Note that output may be NULL in this case. */ ;
+        ; /* Nothing to copy. Note that output may be NULL in this case. */
     else if( output_size >= *output_length )
         memcpy( output, temp_output_buffer, *output_length );
     else
     {
-        psa_cipher_abort( operation );
-        return( PSA_ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL );
+        status = PSA_ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
+        goto error;
     }
 
-    return( PSA_SUCCESS );
+    status = psa_cipher_abort( operation );
+
+    return( status );
+
+error:
+
+    *output_length = 0;
+
+    (void) psa_cipher_abort( operation );
+
+    return( status );
 }
 
 psa_status_t psa_cipher_abort( psa_cipher_operation_t *operation )