diff --git a/cr-restore.c b/cr-restore.c
index 4d13bd9c9..79aa7f966 100644
--- a/cr-restore.c
+++ b/cr-restore.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int check_core(CoreEntry *core)
 
 	ret = 0;
 out:
-	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int restore_one_task(int pid, CoreEntry *core)