diff --git a/util/getstyle.c b/util/getstyle.c
index c39d266e..2b7edb9d 100644
--- a/util/getstyle.c
+++ b/util/getstyle.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ static void findCopyFile(const char *dir, const char *file)
 		wwarning("Could not find file %s", file);
 		if (ThemePath)
 			(void)wrmdirhier(ThemePath);
+		return;
 	}
 	wcopy_file(dir, fullPath, fullPath);
 	free(fullPath);