diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 51827c3..1188e53 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -873,8 +873,6 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL)
     if( mbedtls_ssl_hw_record_init != NULL )
     {
-        int ret = 0;
-
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "going for mbedtls_ssl_hw_record_init()" ) );
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_hw_record_init( ssl, key1, key2, transform->keylen,
@@ -2700,15 +2698,18 @@
 /*
  * Swap transform_out and out_ctr with the alternative ones
  */
-static void ssl_swap_epochs( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl )
+static int ssl_swap_epochs( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl )
 {
     mbedtls_ssl_transform *tmp_transform;
     unsigned char tmp_out_ctr[8];
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL)
+    int ret;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL */
 
     if( ssl->transform_out == ssl->handshake->alt_transform_out )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "skip swap epochs" ) );
-        return;
+        return( 0 );
     }
 
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "swap epochs" ) );
@@ -2742,7 +2743,9 @@
             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_HW_ACCEL_FAILED );
         }
     }
-#endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL */
+
+    return( 0 );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2754,6 +2757,8 @@
  */
 int mbedtls_ssl_resend( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl )
 {
+    int ret;
+
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "=> mbedtls_ssl_resend" ) );
 
     if( ssl->handshake->retransmit_state != MBEDTLS_SSL_RETRANS_SENDING )
@@ -2761,14 +2766,14 @@
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "initialise resending" ) );
 
         ssl->handshake->cur_msg = ssl->handshake->flight;
-        ssl_swap_epochs( ssl );
+        if( ( ret = ssl_swap_epochs( ssl ) ) != 0 )
+            return( ret );
 
         ssl->handshake->retransmit_state = MBEDTLS_SSL_RETRANS_SENDING;
     }
 
     while( ssl->handshake->cur_msg != NULL )
     {
-        int ret;
         mbedtls_ssl_flight_item *cur = ssl->handshake->cur_msg;
 
         /* Swap epochs before sending Finished: we can't do it after
@@ -2777,7 +2782,8 @@
         if( cur->type == MBEDTLS_SSL_MSG_HANDSHAKE &&
             cur->p[0] == MBEDTLS_SSL_HS_FINISHED )
         {
-            ssl_swap_epochs( ssl );
+            if( ( ret = ssl_swap_epochs( ssl ) ) != 0 )
+                return( ret );
         }
 
         memcpy( ssl->out_msg, cur->p, cur->len );