diff --git a/usr.bin/printf/printf.c b/usr.bin/printf/printf.c
index cc32e4f7c371..a99958e9f350 100644
--- a/usr.bin/printf/printf.c
+++ b/usr.bin/printf/printf.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ getdouble(double *dp)
 		*dp = asciicode();
 		return (0);
 	}
-	rval = 1;
+	rval = 0;
 	errno = 0;
 	*dp = strtod(*gargv, &ep);
 	if (ep == *gargv) {