diff --git a/src/eap-peap.c b/src/eap-peap.c
index 273a206f..005eacc4 100644
--- a/src/eap-peap.c
+++ b/src/eap-peap.c
@@ -231,8 +231,11 @@ static int eap_extensions_handle_cryptobinding_tlv(struct eap_state *eap,
 					cryptobinding_compound_mac_len)) {
 		l_error("PEAP: Generated compound MAC and server compound MAC "
 							"don't match.");
-
-		return -EIO;
+		/*
+		 * Ignore the Crypto-Binding TLV in the case of unmatched
+		 * compound MACs.
+		 */
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* Build response Crypto-Binding TLV */