diff --git a/src/spellfile.c b/src/spellfile.c
index 8a029dc..957be09 100644
--- a/src/spellfile.c
+++ b/src/spellfile.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
 		lp->sl_syllable = read_string(fd, len);	// <syllable>
 		if (lp->sl_syllable == NULL)
 		    goto endFAIL;
-		if (init_syl_tab(lp) == FAIL)
+		if (init_syl_tab(lp) != OK)
 		    goto endFAIL;
 		break;