diff --git a/src/kits/storage/AppFileInfo.cpp b/src/kits/storage/AppFileInfo.cpp
index 4089868f5a..62ae1c7b44 100644
--- a/src/kits/storage/AppFileInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/storage/AppFileInfo.cpp
@@ -1117,8 +1117,7 @@ BAppFileInfo::_ReadData(const char *name, int32 id, type_code type,
 			else
 				error = B_ERROR;
 		}
-
-	} else
+	} else if (!foundData)
 		error = B_BAD_VALUE;
 
 	// return the allocated buffer, or free it on error