diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/NegotiateAuthenticationPal.Unix.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/NegotiateAuthenticationPal.Unix.cs
index 77c3a3454b1ce6..5490cc86ef8a04 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/NegotiateAuthenticationPal.Unix.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/NegotiateAuthenticationPal.Unix.cs
@@ -776,7 +776,8 @@ public static bool CheckHasSystemNetSecurityNative()
         {
             try
             {
-                return Interop.NetSecurityNative.IsNtlmInstalled();
+                _ = Interop.NetSecurityNative.IsNtlmInstalled();
+                return true;
             }
             catch (Exception e) when (e is EntryPointNotFoundException || e is DllNotFoundException || e is TypeInitializationException)
             {