diff --git a/libcli/auth/netlogon_creds_cli.c b/libcli/auth/netlogon_creds_cli.c
index 50a5f50a57d..c5a100c3c0e 100644
--- a/libcli/auth/netlogon_creds_cli.c
+++ b/libcli/auth/netlogon_creds_cli.c
@@ -2622,7 +2622,7 @@ static void netlogon_creds_cli_LogonSamLogon_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
 	status = netlogon_creds_decrypt_samlogon_validation(&state->tmp_creds,
 							    state->validation_level,
 							    state->validation);
-	if (tevent_req_nterror(req, result)) {
+	if (tevent_req_nterror(req, status)) {
 		netlogon_creds_cli_LogonSamLogon_cleanup(req, result);
 		return;
 	}