diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib504.c b/tests/libtest/lib504.c
index f2a202199..7133fc6df 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib504.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib504.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 int test(char *URL)
 {
   CURL *c;
-  CURLcode ret=CURLE_OK;
+  int ret=0;
   CURLM *m;
   fd_set rd, wr, exc;
   CURLMcode res;