diff --git a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
index 78fa0524156f..84a61fa18bc0 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
@@ -1013,8 +1013,13 @@ static int rxkad_decrypt_ticket(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 	sg_init_one(&sg[0], ticket, ticket_len);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg, sg, ticket_len, iv.x);
-	crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
+	ret = crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_free(req);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		abort_code = RXKADBADTICKET;
+		ret = -EPROTO;
+		goto other_error;
+	}
 
 	p = ticket;
 	end = p + ticket_len;