diff --git a/modules/lang/rest/config.el b/modules/lang/rest/config.el
index b4bad38cc..14450296f 100644
--- a/modules/lang/rest/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/rest/config.el
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "Forces underlying SSL verification to prompt for self-signed or invalid
 certs, rather than reject them silently."
     :around #'restclient-http-do
-    (let ((gnutls-verify-error tls-checktrust))
+    (let (gnutls-verify-error tls-checktrust)
       (apply orig-fn args)))
 
   (map! :map restclient-mode-map