diff --git a/src/tpm2/Entity.c b/src/tpm2/Entity.c
index 2b057c24..2aa8d310 100644
--- a/src/tpm2/Entity.c
+++ b/src/tpm2/Entity.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ EntityGetAuthPolicy(
 		    hashAlg = gp.lockoutAlg;
 		    break;
 		  default:
-		    return TPM_ALG_ERROR;
+		    hashAlg = TPM_ALG_ERROR;
 		    break;
 		}
 	    break;