diff --git a/src/common/file_util.cpp b/src/common/file_util.cpp
index 1e0d33313..ce8fcc34f 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_util.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int ScanDirectoryTreeAndCallback(const std::string &directory, std::function<int
     HANDLE handle_find = FindFirstFile(Common::UTF8ToTStr(directory + "\\*").c_str(), &ffd);
     if (handle_find == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
         FindClose(handle_find);
-        return found_entries;
+        return -2;
     }
     // windows loop
     do {