diff --git a/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp b/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp
index 55eadd887c7..6d05658c07c 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ bool error(std::error_code EC) {
 
 bool relocAddressLess(RelocationRef a, RelocationRef b) {
   uint64_t a_addr, b_addr;
-  if (error(a.getOffset(a_addr))) return false;
-  if (error(b.getOffset(b_addr))) return false;
+  if (error(a.getOffset(a_addr))) exit(ReturnValue);
+  if (error(b.getOffset(b_addr))) exit(ReturnValue);
   return a_addr < b_addr;
 }