diff --git a/libheif/image-items/image_item.cc b/libheif/image-items/image_item.cc
index de3d4ce014..e44a6e0313 100644
--- a/libheif/image-items/image_item.cc
+++ b/libheif/image-items/image_item.cc
@@ -846,8 +846,8 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<HeifPixelImage>> ImageItem::decode_image(const struct hei
           }
 
           auto cropResult = img->crop(left, right, top, bottom, m_heif_context->get_security_limits());
-          if (error) {
-            return error;
+          if (cropResult.error) {
+            return cropResult.error;
           }
 
           img = cropResult.value;