--- a/lib/ssl/ssl3con.c
+++ b/lib/ssl/ssl3con.c
@@ -6777,17 +6777,16 @@ ssl3_HandleServerHello(sslSocket *ss, PR
 
     rv = ssl_ClientConsumeCipherSuite(ss, ss->version, &b, &length);
     if (rv != SECSuccess) {
         errCode = PORT_GetError();
         goto alert_loser;
     }
     rv = ssl3_SetupCipherSuite(ss, PR_TRUE);
     if (rv != SECSuccess) {
-        desc = internal_error;
         errCode = PORT_GetError();
         goto loser;
     }
 
     if (ss->version < SSL_LIBRARY_VERSION_TLS_1_3) {
         PRBool found = PR_FALSE;
         /* find selected compression method in our list. */
         rv = ssl3_ConsumeHandshakeNumber(ss, &temp, 1, &b, &length);