diff --git a/tools/debugedit.c b/tools/debugedit.c

index 89d0428..dc424d3 100644

--- a/tools/debugedit.c

+++ b/tools/debugedit.c

@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])

 	  if (strcmp (name, ".stab") == 0)

 	    {

 	      fprintf (stderr, "Stabs debuginfo not supported: %s\n", file);

-	      exit (1);

+	      break;

 	    }

 	  if (strcmp (name, ".debug_info") == 0)

 	    edit_dwarf2 (dso);