diff --git a/util/config_file.c b/util/config_file.c
index e4fe3ee9f..8dc044638 100644
--- a/util/config_file.c
+++ b/util/config_file.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ config_read(struct config_file* cfg, const char* filename, const char* chroot)
 	int r, flags;
 #endif
 	if(!fname)
-		return 1;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* check for wildcards */
 #ifdef HAVE_GLOB