diff --git a/src/pki_gcrypt.c b/src/pki_gcrypt.c
index 96901faa..4f20780e 100644
--- a/src/pki_gcrypt.c
+++ b/src/pki_gcrypt.c
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ int pki_key_compare(const ssh_key k1,
         case SSH_KEYTYPE_SK_ED25519:
         case SSH_KEYTYPE_SK_ED25519_CERT01:
             /* ed25519 keys handled globally */
-            return 0;
+            return 1;
         case SSH_KEYTYPE_ECDSA_P256:
         case SSH_KEYTYPE_ECDSA_P256_CERT01:
         case SSH_KEYTYPE_ECDSA_P384:
diff --git a/src/pki_mbedcrypto.c b/src/pki_mbedcrypto.c
index 265ef543..748aa3ca 100644
--- a/src/pki_mbedcrypto.c
+++ b/src/pki_mbedcrypto.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ int pki_key_compare(const ssh_key k1, const ssh_key k2, enum ssh_keycmp_e what)
         case SSH_KEYTYPE_ED25519:
         case SSH_KEYTYPE_SK_ED25519:
             /* ed25519 keys handled globally */
-            rc = 0;
+            rc = 1;
             break;
         default:
             rc = 1;