diff --git a/dlls/dbghelp/elf_module.c b/dlls/dbghelp/elf_module.c
index 8d060653229..625127db851 100644
--- a/dlls/dbghelp/elf_module.c
+++ b/dlls/dbghelp/elf_module.c
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ static BOOL elf_load_debug_info_from_map(struct module* module,
                     WARN("Couldn't correctly read stabs\n");
                 ret = ret || lret;
             }
-            else lret = FALSE;
             image_unmap_section(&stab_sect);
             image_unmap_section(&stabstr_sect);
         }