diff --git a/ffserver.c b/ffserver.c
index 16a650c0cb..45ec386a21 100644
--- a/ffserver.c
+++ b/ffserver.c
@@ -3974,6 +3974,7 @@ static void load_module(const char *filename)
                 "%s: init function 'ffserver_module_init()' not found\n",
                 filename);
         dlclose(dll);
+        return;
     }
 
     init_func();