diff --git a/library/ssl_tls12_server.c b/library/ssl_tls12_server.c
index a6783ef2a0..fb401a2c86 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls12_server.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls12_server.c
@@ -4161,6 +4161,7 @@ static int ssl_write_new_session_ticket(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
                                          &tlen, &lifetime)) != 0) {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_RET(1, "mbedtls_ssl_ticket_write", ret);
         tlen = 0;
+        lifetime = 0;
     }
 
     MBEDTLS_PUT_UINT32_BE(lifetime, ssl->out_msg, 4);