diff --git a/zdump/dfi_elf.c b/zdump/dfi_elf.c
index a8e98afa..2ebbfe49 100644
--- a/zdump/dfi_elf.c
+++ b/zdump/dfi_elf.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static int pt_load_add(Elf64_Phdr *phdr)
 		phdr->p_paddr = phdr->p_vaddr;
 		STDERR("Dump file \"%s\" is a user space core dump\n",
 		      g.opts.device);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (phdr->p_memsz == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;