diff --git a/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h b/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h
index 6a37bfdf..510ee89f 100644
--- a/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/musig/session_impl.h
@@ -483,11 +483,9 @@ int secp256k1_musig_nonce_gen_counter(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_mu
     (void) ret;
 #endif
 
-    if (!secp256k1_musig_nonce_gen_internal(ctx, secnonce, pubnonce, buf, seckey, &pubkey, msg32, keyagg_cache, extra_input32)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
+    ret = secp256k1_musig_nonce_gen_internal(ctx, secnonce, pubnonce, buf, seckey, &pubkey, msg32, keyagg_cache, extra_input32);
     secp256k1_memclear_explicit(seckey, sizeof(seckey));
-    return 1;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static int secp256k1_musig_sum_pubnonces(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_gej *summed_pubnonces, const secp256k1_musig_pubnonce * const* pubnonces, size_t n_pubnonces) {