diff --git a/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/check.c b/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/check.c
index 6d027bbcebe5..2431bd38dd66 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/check.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/check.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ checkfilesys(const char *fname)
 		return 8;
 	}
 
-	if (readboot(dosfs, &boot) != FSOK) {
+	if (readboot(dosfs, &boot) == FSFATAL) {
 		close(dosfs);
 		printf("\n");
 		return 8;