diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/util.js b/lib/internal/quic/util.js
index 2116c777238503..e2aa07a4560c14 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/util.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/util.js
@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@ function validateQuicClientSessionOptions(options = {}) {
     if (typeof dcid_value === 'string') {
       // If it's a string, it must be a hex encoded string
       try {
-        dcid = Buffer.from(dcid_value, 'hex');
+        Buffer.from(dcid_value, 'hex');
       } catch {
         throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
           'options.dcid',
-          dcid,
+          dcid_value,
           'is not a valid QUIC connection ID');
       }
     }