diff --git a/common/bootm.c b/common/bootm.c
index 81625d9..eebaa79 100644
--- a/common/bootm.c
+++ b/common/bootm.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 			if (ret) {
 				printf("Checking data crc failed with %s\n",
 					strerror(-ret));
+				return ret;
 			}
 		}
 		uimage_print_contents(data->initrd);