1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sshsig.c b/sshsig.c
index 470b286a3a98..057e1df02381 100644
--- a/sshsig.c
+++ b/sshsig.c
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ cert_filter_principals(const char *path, u_long linenum,
 	}
 	if ((principals = sshbuf_dup_string(nprincipals)) == NULL) {
 		error_f("buffer error");
+		r = SSH_ERR_ALLOC_FAIL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	/* success */