diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib509.c b/tests/libtest/lib509.c
index 0f956ebfb4d1019f44ca6898161ffc2aa9cc75eb..d1f32e7c6b872f53d3bf64c1e7d9eddb1a194daa 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib509.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib509.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int test(char *URL)
   return i; 
 }
 #else /* USE_SSLEAY */
-CURLcode test(char *URL)
+int test(char *URL)
 {
   (void)URL;
   return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;