diff --git a/gfx/rpng/rpng.c b/gfx/rpng/rpng.c
index 9475b333be..b82a42e697 100644
--- a/gfx/rpng/rpng.c
+++ b/gfx/rpng/rpng.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ bool rpng_load_image_argb(const char *path, uint32_t **data, unsigned *width, un
    bool ret = true;
    FILE *file = fopen(path, "rb");
    if (!file)
-      return NULL;
+      return false;
 
    fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
    long file_len = ftell(file);