diff --git a/builtin.c b/builtin.c
index d2b37a2e2..dd1a51b91 100644
--- a/builtin.c
+++ b/builtin.c
@@ -2177,9 +2177,9 @@ static int builtin_source( wchar_t ** argv )
 	if( wstat(argv[1], &buf) == -1 )
 	{
 		builtin_wperror( L"stat" );
-		res = 1;
+		return 1;
 	}
-
+		
 	if( !S_ISREG(buf.st_mode) )
 	{
 		sb_append2( sb_err, argv[0], L": Expected a regular file\n", (void *)0 );