diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index b783231668c6..305a412785f5 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -2147,7 +2147,6 @@ recv_end:
 		if (ret) {
 			if (err >= 0 || err == -EINPROGRESS)
 				err = ret;
-			decrypted = 0;
 			goto end;
 		}