diff --git a/tasks/task_content.c b/tasks/task_content.c
index c4be6c52ef..bf2866bff2 100644
--- a/tasks/task_content.c
+++ b/tasks/task_content.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static bool content_file_init(
    else if (!special)
    {
       *error_string = strdup(msg_hash_to_str(MSG_ERROR_LIBRETRO_CORE_REQUIRES_CONTENT));
-      ret = false;
+      return false;
    }
 
    return ret;