diff --git a/scd/ccid-driver.c b/scd/ccid-driver.c
index 6e0bc55fa..c4c0d9c54 100644
--- a/scd/ccid-driver.c
+++ b/scd/ccid-driver.c
@@ -2266,8 +2266,8 @@ send_escape_cmd (ccid_driver_t handle,
             {
               memcpy (result, msg, msglen);
               *resultlen = msglen;
+              rc = 0;
             }
-          rc = 0;
         }
         break;
       default: