diff --git a/ot_accesslist.c b/ot_accesslist.c
index 921bde3..3154e7f 100644
--- a/ot_accesslist.c
+++ b/ot_accesslist.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int accesslist_hashisvalid( ot_hash hash ) {
   void * exactmatch = NULL;
 
   if (accesslist)
-      bsearch( hash, accesslist->list, accesslist->size, OT_HASH_COMPARE_SIZE, vector_compare_hash );
+      exactmatch = bsearch( hash, accesslist->list, accesslist->size, OT_HASH_COMPARE_SIZE, vector_compare_hash );
 
 #ifdef WANT_ACCESSLIST_BLACK
   return exactmatch == NULL;