diff --git a/apps/app_rand.c b/apps/app_rand.c
index 1146f9f7f..c5d66a3b5 100644
--- a/apps/app_rand.c
+++ b/apps/app_rand.c
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ int app_RAND_load_file(const char *file, BIO *bio_e, int dont_warn)
 				BIO_printf(bio_e,"Consider setting the RANDFILE environment variable to point at a file that\n");
 				BIO_printf(bio_e,"'random' data can be kept in (the file will be overwritten).\n");
 				}
+			return 0;
 			}
-		return 0;
 		}
 	seeded = 1;
 	return 1;