diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 054ce9a859..9a3435950e 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ static bool init_core(void)
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
 
-   if(!config_load_override());
+   if (!config_load_override())
       RARCH_ERR("Error loading override files");
 
    verify_api_version();