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diff --git a/helper_thread.c b/helper_thread.c
index ad1a08f3..a2fb7c29 100644
--- a/helper_thread.c
+++ b/helper_thread.c
@@ -194,10 +194,11 @@ static void *helper_thread_main(void *data)
 			FD_SET(hd->pipe[0], &rfds);
 			FD_ZERO(&efds);
 			FD_SET(hd->pipe[0], &efds);
-			ret = select(1, &rfds, NULL, &efds, &timeout);
-			if (ret < 0)
+			if (select(1, &rfds, NULL, &efds, &timeout) < 0) {
 				log_err("fio: select() call in helper thread failed: %s",
 					strerror(errno));
+				ret = 1;
+			}
 			if (read_from_pipe(hd->pipe[0], &action, sizeof(action)) <
 			    0)
 				action = 0;