diff --git a/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c b/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c
index 459519e390d..94fb4b08c66 100644
--- a/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c
+++ b/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: fortune.c,v 1.62 2021/01/02 21:35:11 schwarze Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: fortune.c,v 1.63 2021/01/03 01:32:13 schwarze Exp $	*/
 /*	$NetBSD: fortune.c,v 1.8 1995/03/23 08:28:40 cgd Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
 	init_prob();
 	if ((Short_only && minlen_in_list(File_list) > SLEN) ||
 	    (Long_only && maxlen_in_list(File_list) <= SLEN))
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	do {
 		get_fort();