1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/ssl/statem/statem.c b/ssl/statem/statem.c
index b91ec0a360..69bb40f00e 100644
--- a/ssl/statem/statem.c
+++ b/ssl/statem/statem.c
@@ -556,10 +556,8 @@ static SUB_STATE_RETURN read_state_machine(SSL *s)
              * Validate that we are allowed to move to the new state and move
              * to that state if so
              */
-            if (!transition(s, mt)) {
-                ossl_statem_set_error(s);
+            if (!transition(s, mt))
                 return SUB_STATE_ERROR;
-            }
 
             if (s->s3->tmp.message_size > max_message_size(s)) {
                 ssl3_send_alert(s, SSL3_AL_FATAL, SSL_AD_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER);