diff --git a/src/internal/exportdata/exportdata.go b/src/internal/exportdata/exportdata.go
index 27675923b5..861a47f49f 100644
--- a/src/internal/exportdata/exportdata.go
+++ b/src/internal/exportdata/exportdata.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func ReadUnified(r *bufio.Reader) (data []byte, err error) {
 
 	if n < 0 {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid size (%d) in the archive file: %d bytes remain without section headers (recompile package)", size, n)
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Read n bytes from buf.