diff --git a/src/machine/m_at_286_386sx.c b/src/machine/m_at_286_386sx.c
index 54e7d6b9e..e54b9be9e 100644
--- a/src/machine/m_at_286_386sx.c
+++ b/src/machine/m_at_286_386sx.c
@@ -820,8 +820,8 @@ machine_at_3302_init(const machine_t *model)
                            0x000f0000, 65536, 0);
 
     if (ret) {
-        bios_load_aux_linear("roms/machines/3302/f800-setup_ncr3.5-013190.bin",
-                             0x000f8000, 32768, 0);
+        ret &= bios_load_aux_linear("roms/machines/3302/f800-setup_ncr3.5-013190.bin",
+                                    0x000f8000, 32768, 0);
     }
 
     if (bios_only || !ret)