diff --git a/ssl/d1_both.c b/ssl/d1_both.c
index d8bcd58df2..2c06fc28f7 100644
--- a/ssl/d1_both.c
+++ b/ssl/d1_both.c
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ dtls1_reassemble_fragment(SSL *s, struct hm_header_st* msg_hdr, int *ok)
 		item = pitem_new(seq64be, frag);
 		if (item == NULL)
 			{
-			goto err;
 			i = -1;
+			goto err;
 			}
 
 		pqueue_insert(s->d1->buffered_messages, item);