diff --git a/src/providers/ipa/selinux_child.c b/src/providers/ipa/selinux_child.c
index 41605ebda6..9fc1ba8190 100644
--- a/src/providers/ipa/selinux_child.c
+++ b/src/providers/ipa/selinux_child.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
     sss_log_process_caps("Sending response");
 
-    ret = prepare_response(main_ctx, ret, &resp);
+    ret = prepare_response(main_ctx, EOK, &resp);
     if (ret != EOK) {
         DEBUG(SSSDBG_CRIT_FAILURE, "Failed to prepare response buffer.\n");
         goto fail;