diff --git a/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c b/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c
index b5ab9500..f1b0e978 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-checkvers/main.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ rcv_load_file(rcv_t *rcv, const char *fname)
 		}
 	}
 
-	(void)fread(rcv->buf, sizeof(char), rcv->len, file);
+	(void)!fread(rcv->buf, sizeof(char), rcv->len, file);
 	rcv->buf[rcv->len] = '\0';
 	fclose(file);
 	rcv->ptr = rcv->buf;