diff --git a/cr-dump.c b/cr-dump.c
index ffae7ffa0..841fffcbd 100644
--- a/cr-dump.c
+++ b/cr-dump.c
@@ -1814,5 +1814,5 @@ err:
 		pr_info("Dumping finished successfully\n");
 	}
 
-	return post_dump_ret ? : ret;
+	return post_dump_ret ? : (ret != 0);
 }
diff --git a/crtools.c b/crtools.c
index 9675b5bc2..230b43a58 100644
--- a/crtools.c
+++ b/crtools.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!strcmp(argv[optind], "dump")) {
 		if (!tree_id)
 			goto opt_pid_missing;
-		return cr_dump_tasks(tree_id) != 0;
+		return cr_dump_tasks(tree_id);
 	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[optind], "pre-dump")) {