diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 0c92a05..1e9cb2d 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
     psa_key_attributes_t attributes = PSA_KEY_ATTRIBUTES_INIT;
     psa_algorithm_t alg;
     size_t key_bits;
-    psa_status_t status;
+    psa_status_t status = PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C) && \