diff --git a/evtone.c b/evtone.c
index 7f6dc19..50724af 100644
--- a/evtone.c
+++ b/evtone.c
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@
     if (!(errno == EINTR && got_signal)) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't nanosleep for %i second %i nanoseconds: %s\n",
               sec, ns, strerror(errno));
+      return 1;
     }
-    return 1;
   }
   return 0;
 }