diff --git a/src/readelf.c b/src/readelf.c
index d836e68..6d4b40b 100644
--- a/src/readelf.c
+++ b/src/readelf.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ toomany(struct magic_set *ms, const char *name, uint16_t num)
 {
 	if (file_printf(ms, ", too many %s (%u)", name, num) == -1)
 		return -1;
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 private uint16_t