diff --git a/src/libs/icon/flat_icon/FlatIconImporter.cpp b/src/libs/icon/flat_icon/FlatIconImporter.cpp
index 077e85c4c9..42639062cf 100644
--- a/src/libs/icon/flat_icon/FlatIconImporter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/icon/flat_icon/FlatIconImporter.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ FlatIconImporter::_ParseSections(LittleEndianBuffer& buffer, Icon* icon)
 	// test if this is an icon at all
 	uint32 magic;
 	if (!buffer.Read(magic) || magic != FLAT_ICON_MAGIC)
-		return B_ERROR;
+		return B_BAD_TYPE;
 
 	// styles
 	StyleContainer* styles = icon->Styles();