diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index 844b6e113d9bf92f1a78fe96ac5da22b3ebfe811..2ff425e0d609ab6002d3a4dd10be9d24f0787833 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -2752,6 +2752,7 @@ static ssize_t ossl_send(struct connectdata *conn,
     *curlcode = CURLE_SEND_ERROR;
     return -1;
   }
+  *curlcode = CURLE_OK;
   return (ssize_t)rc; /* number of bytes */
 }