diff -up ./src/sudo_edit.c.rest ./src/sudo_edit.c
--- ./src/sudo_edit.c.rest	2021-11-21 18:41:09.420657680 +0100
+++ ./src/sudo_edit.c	2021-11-21 18:42:23.214272777 +0100
@@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ selinux_edit_create_tfiles(struct comman
         }
         close(tfd);
     }
+    ret = nfiles;
 
 done:
     /* Contents of tf will be freed by caller. */