diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index 438a3dabd5..07a407d6e8 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -7746,7 +7746,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_rtp_write_raw(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session,
 				break;
 			case zrtp_status_drop:
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error: zRTP protection drop with code %d\n", stat);
-				ret = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+				status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 				goto end;
 				break;
 			case zrtp_status_fail: