diff --git a/apps/metadata/rm.c b/apps/metadata/rm.c
index 63328a3ab1..e3f0d3694e 100644
--- a/apps/metadata/rm.c
+++ b/apps/metadata/rm.c
@@ -368,9 +368,12 @@ static int rm_parse_header(int fd, RMContext *rmctx, struct mp3entry *id3)
 
                 if (v == FOURCC('.','r','a',0xfd))
                 {
-                    skipped += real_read_audio_stream_info(fd, rmctx);
-                    if(skipped < 0)
+                    int temp;
+                    temp= real_read_audio_stream_info(fd, rmctx);
+                    if(temp < 0)
                         return -1;
+                    else
+                        skipped += temp;
                 }
 
                 break;