diff --git a/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp b/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp
index 40c0281cdc..2b9b71f103 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bool glslang_read_shader_file(const char *path, vector<string> *output, bool roo
       if (strstr(lines[0], "#version ") != lines[0])
       {
          RARCH_ERR("First line of the shader must contain a valid #version string.\n");
-         return false;
+         goto error;
       }
 
       output->push_back(lines[0]);